Wainwright, Charles Sheils, 1826-1907 to Henry Jackson Hunt
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.029 Author/Creator: Wainwright, Charles Sheils, 1826-1907 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa May 18, 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 12.8 x 6.1 cm. Order a Copy
Battle note re artillery: "I have almost no control of firing," describing positions and actions. Contains Hunt's reply on verso, questioning remaining supply. Written in pencil. The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (9-21 May) was the second battle in the 1864 Overland Campaign. Grant, whose force numbered 100,000, suffered 18,000 casualties. Lee, whose army had 52,000 men, suffered 12,000 casualties. Although Grant's losses were more numerous, Lee's army would never regain the initiative it held in early May 1864, and President Davis had to pull units from other theaters to reinforce him.
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