Spotsylvania and Coldharbour.
Spotsylvania and Coldharbour.
Spotsylvania and Coldharbour.
To keep the strategic initiative, forcing Lee to follow him, making the Confederate generalmore and more pinned down tothe covering of Richmond.
I think the answer is Richmond, Virginia.
The battle ended in a stalemate, although the tactical advantage seemed to be on Confederate side. But Grant's decision to slip southward towards Richmond turned to be a strategic advantage for the Union, because the undetected movement outbalanced Lee who was compelled to follow the Federal Army giving in to Grant's strategic initiative.
The battle ended in a stalemate, although the tactical advantage seemed to be on Confederate side. But Grant's decision to slip southward towards Richmond turned to be a strategic advantage for the Union, because the undetected movement outbalanced Lee who was compelled to follow the Federal Army giving in to Grant's strategic initiative.
It was a stalemate, which Grant was able to transform in a strategic advantage, shifting south towards Richmond, outbalancing Lee, who was forced to hastily follow the Union Army in order to cover the Confederate Capital city.
Answer:Following routes were followed from the Battle of The Wilderness:From the Wilderness up to Spotsylvania:A - Union Army:V Corps (Warren) and II Corps (Hancock) - The Wilderness - Todd's Tavern - Spotsylvania;VI Corps (Sedgwick) and IX Corps (Burnside) - The wilderness - Chancellorsville -Aldrich - Spotsylvania;B - Confederate Army :Cavalry divisions Fitzhugh Lee and Hampton, Cavalry brigade Rosser and I Corps (R.C. Anderson) - The Wilderness - Corbin Bridge - Blockhouse Bridge - Spotsylvania;II Corps (Ewell) and III Corps (Early) - The Wilderness - White Hall - Shady Grove Church - Blockhouse Bridge - Spotsylvania.From Spotsylvania up to Cold Harbor:A) from May 20 through May 26, 1864 Spotsylvania - Milford Station - crossed over the Mattapony River - Chesterfield - North Anna River - crossed the Pamunkey River - Totopotomoy - Cold Harbor.B) - Spotsylvania - North Anna River - Totopotomoy River - Cold Harbor.From Cold Harbor up to Petersburg:A) From June 12 up to June 14, 1864. By means of a feint towards Richmond, carried on by the V Corps and Wilson's cavalry division , which crossed over the Chickahominy River, Grant managed to make the bulk of his army cross over unopposed both the Chickahominy and the James Rivers, deploying his units for the investment of Petersburg, south of the James.B) Lee, cheated by Grant's manoeuvre, make the Confederate Army cross the Chickahominy River and deploy about 10 kilometers north of the James, facing east, to cover Richmond.
Following routes were followed after the Battle of The Wilderness:From the Wilderness up to Spotsylvania:A - Union Army:V Corps (Warren) and II Corps (Hancock) - The Wilderness - Todd's Tavern - Spotsylvania;VI Corps (Sedgwick) and IX Corps (Burnside) - The wilderness - Chancellorsville -Aldrich - Spotsylvania;B - Confederate Army :Cavalry divisions Fitzhugh Lee and Hampton, Cavalry brigade Rosser and I Corps (R.C. Anderson) - The Wilderness - Corbin Bridge - Blockhouse Bridge - Spotsylvania;II Corps (Ewell) and III Corps (Early) - The Wilderness - White Hall - Shady Grove Church - Blockhouse Bridge - Spotsylvnia.From Spotsylvania up to Cold Harbor:A) from May 20 through May 26, 1864 Spotsylvania - Milford Station - crossed over the Mattapony River - Chesterfield - North Anna River - crossed the Pamunkey River - Totopotomoy - Cold Harbor.B) - Spotsylvania - North Anna River - Totopotomoy River - Cold Harbor.From Cold Harbor up to Petersburg:A) From June 12 up to June 14, 1864. By means of a feint towards Richmond, carried on by the V Corps and Wilson's cavalry division , which crossed over the Chickahominy River, Grant managed to make the bulk of his army cross over unopposed both the Chickahominy and the James Rivers, deploying his units for the investment of Petersburg, south of the James.B) Lee, cheated by Grant's manoeuvre, make the Confederate Army cross the Chickahominy River and deploy about 10 kilometers north of the James, facing east, to cover Richmond.
The battle ended in a stalemate, although the tactical advantage seemed to be on Confederate side. But Grant's decision to slip southward towards Richmond turned to be a strategic advantage for the Union, because the undetected movement outbalanced Lee who was compelled to follow the Federal Army giving in to Grant's strategic initiative.
He was defeated at Gettysburgh, after several failures by his subordinates failed to follow up initial successes. He was halted in an invasion at Antietam, Maryland (Sharpesburgh). Although not a real defeat, he was forced to withdraw. He lost to Grant after achieving several victories against that foe in the last year of the war. Grant kept up the pressure on the smaller Confederate army, despite being beaten at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor.
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