Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Location: Spotsylvania County, VA (near Spotsylvania, VA)
Dates: May 8 - 21, 1864
Union Commander:
Ulysses S. Grant, Lieutenant General
Confederate Commander:
Robert E. Lee, General
Battle Summary:
In early March, 1864,
Ulysses S. Grant was called to Washington, D.C.
Congress had recently reinstated the rank of Lieutenant General, regular
army. It was widely speculated that Grant would receive promotion to
that rank while there. On March 9, in a formal ceremony, at the White
House, Grant received his commission, to Lieutenant General - the first
person to hold that rank, since George Washington.
As Lieutenant General, Grant would be the supreme....
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