The Leaders-Wilderness Battlefield Exhibit Shelter – Locust Grove VA
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 19.054 W 077° 45.380
18S E 259027 N 4244645
Marker is near Locust Grove, Virginia, in Orange County, 22508. Marker is on Constitution Highway (State Highway 20) in the Wilderness Battlefield Exhibit Shelter. The marker is at stop two of the driving tour of the Wilderness Battlefield.
Waymark Code: WM18K7T
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2023
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The Leaders
Robert E. Lee
By 1864, the Confederacy’s diminishing hopes for independence lay with Robert E. Lee. Creative and aggressive, the 57-year-old Virginian consistently achieved victory where none seemed possible. He would face his greatest test as his army plunged into the Wilderness in May 1864.
Ulysses S. Grant
Unlike Lee, Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant rode to prominence on an inexorable tide of growing industrial and military power. His victories bore the mark of patience and determination, not dash and creativity. By 1864 he had risen to the command of all Union armies. Less inspiring than efficient, he attached himself to the Army of the Potomac for the 1864 campaign.
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