Battle of the Wilderness

In the Battle of the Wilderness, which took place from May 5 to May 7, 1864, the commanding Confederate officer was General Robert E. Lee, who led the Army of Northern Virginia. On the Union side, General Ulysses S. Grant commanded the Army of the Potomac. This battle was part of Grant's Overland Campaign, aimed at engaging Lee's forces in Virginia. Despite the fierce fighting, the battle ended inconclusively, with both sides suffering significant casualties.

The Battle of the Wilderness, fought from May 5 to May 7, 1864, marked the beginning of Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War. It was significant as it showcased the brutal nature of trench warfare and the high casualty rates, with neither side achieving a decisive victory. Despite the battle being tactically inconclusive, Grant's ability to keep pressing forward into Confederate territory demonstrated his commitment to a war of attrition, ultimately contributing to the Union's long-term success. The encounter also highlighted the challenges of fighting in dense terrain, setting the stage for subsequent confrontations in the campaign.

Unless I'm horribly mistaken, there is no grave. Kunte Kinte was a fictional character in Alex Haley's novel "Roots", later made into a TV mini series.

YOU ARE MISTAKEN. KUNTA KINTE WAS NOT A FICTIONAL CHARACTER. HE WAS THE GREAT, GREAT, GREAT GRANDFATHER OF ALEX HALEY. HIS STORY WAS TOLD THROUGH GENERATIONS. AS AN ADULT ALEX HALEY SOUGHT OUT HIS FAMILY IN AFRICA AND CONFIRMED THE STORIES HE HAD GROWN UP HEARING. LATER. MUCH CONTROVERSY SURROUNDED THE FACTS OF THAT VISIT AS WELL AS SOME KEY POINTS OF THE STORY. AS FOR THE LOCATION OF THE GRAVE IT IS AN UNMARKED GRAVE ASSUMED TO BE IN THE SLAVE CEMETERY ON THE GROUNDS OF THE FORMER MURRAY PLANTATION. THE SCENE IN THE MOVIE WHERE KIZZY CROSSES OUT THE NAME TOBY WAS WRITTEN SOLELY FOR THE MOVIE AND DID NOT ACTUALLY HAPPEN.

Yes Kunta Kinte was real & yes he is buried in Spotsylvania, Virginia. I actually live about five minutes away from the plantation he lived on & the field he is buried in on what is now Wallers Rd in Partlow, VA.

Ask the Wallers whose ancestors owned a 5,000 acre plantation where Kunta Kinte lived. I would like to know if he has an actual grave site. The original plantation house still exists at the end of Wallers Road.

Kunte Kinte's grave is located at what is now Loriella Park in Spotsylvania Virginia. In the back of the park there is a frisbee golf course, and off in the woods by the second hole there is an old slave cemetery. It is not specifically marked as the grave of Kunta Kinte...but it is widely regarded by locals of the area to be the location of his grave.

Research has shown that Kunta Kinte was not the slave Toby owned by the Wallers. Toby was owned by William Waller before 1767 when Kunta was supposed to have arrived. It is probable he was a slave named Hopping George.

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A lot of people will say lion , however they are wrong because they are just stupid lion fans that know nothing about a tiger's advantages. The tiger will win because it is stronger! heavier, more agile, bigger, has longer canines, is a better fighter, is smarter, and is not lazy and waits for females to hunt. Tigers rule and lions are no sicken beans

A lot of people will say lion , however they are wrong because they are just stupid lion fans that know nothing about a tiger's advantages. The tiger will win because it is stronger! heavier, more agile, bigger, has longer canines, is a better fighter, is smarter, and is not lazy and waits for females to hunt. Tigers rule and lions are no sicken beans

A lot of people will say lion , however they are wrong because they are just stupid lion fans that know nothing about a tiger's advantages. The tiger will win because it is stronger! heavier, more agile, bigger, has longer canines, is a better fighter, is smarter, and is not lazy and waits for females to hunt. Tigers rule and lions are no sicken beans

A lot of people will say lion , however they are wrong because they are just stupid lion fans that know nothing about a tiger's advantages. The tiger will win because it is stronger! heavier, more agile, bigger, has longer canines, is a better fighter, is smarter, and is not lazy and waits for females to hunt. Tigers rule and lions are no sicken beans

A lot of people will say lion , however they are wrong because they are just stupid lion fans that know nothing about a tiger's advantages. The tiger will win because it is stronger! heavier, more agile, bigger, has longer canines, is a better fighter, is smarter, and is not lazy and waits for females to hunt. Tigers rule and lions are no sicken beans

A lot of people will say lion , however they are wrong because they are just stupid lion fans that know nothing about a tiger's advantages. The tiger will win because it is stronger! heavier, more agile, bigger, has longer canines, is a better fighter, is smarter, and is not lazy and waits for females to hunt. Tigers rule and lions are no sicken beans

A lot of people will say lion , however they are wrong because they are just stupid lion fans that know nothing about a tiger's advantages. The tiger will win because it is stronger! heavier, more agile, bigger, has longer canines, is a better fighter, is smarter, and is not lazy and waits for females to hunt. Tigers rule and lions are no sicken beans

A lot of people will say lion , however they are wrong because they are just stupid lion fans that know nothing about a tiger's advantages. The tiger will win because it is stronger! heavier, more agile, bigger, has longer canines, is a better fighter, is smarter, and is not lazy and waits for females to hunt. Tigers rule and lions are no sicken beans

A lot of people will say lion , however they are wrong because they are just stupid lion fans that know nothing about a tiger's advantages. The tiger will win because it is stronger! heavier, more agile, bigger, has longer canines, is a better fighter, is smarter, and is not lazy and waits for females to hunt. Tigers rule and lions are no sicken beans

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IMPROVEMENT

The Union Army of the Potomac suffered 2,246 killed, of which 2 generals, 12,073 ,wounded, of which 2 generals, 3,383 prisoners , of which two generals.

The Confederates suffered about 7,800 dead and wounded, of which 3 generals killed and 4 wounded, plus an undefined number of prisoners and missing.

On May 5, 1864, at 6.OO AM, when thevanguards of Ewell's Confederate Corps crashed into Gen. Griffin's Federal division ofthe Potomac Army, deployed to protect the crossroad near Wilderness Tavern.

Lee was winning the battles, but Grant was winning the war by crowding him into a corner.

Tough, outnumbered though they were. They fought fiercely, as always, and pinned several defeats on Grant. The army was getting few recruits, as Grant and Sherman had taken the war to the homes of the southern people, and drained Lee's manpower and sustenance. Many men went home to defend their homes.

To keep the strategic initiative, forcing Lee to follow him, making the Confederate generalmore and more pinned down tothe covering of Richmond.

After the stalemate at Wilderness, Grant didn't retreat but managed to advance s undetected towards Richmond outbalancing Lee's Army, which was forced to hastily follow in order to check the menace. They succeeded in intercepting the Federal at Spotsylvania by the skin of the teeth, but there was any opportunity left for a retaliation.