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The '''Battle of the Wilderness''' was a battle of the [[American Civil War]]. It was the first battle of the [[Overland Campaign]]. It was fought from May 5 to 7, [[1864]]. A Union army commanded by U.S. Grant started marching south to capture [[Richmond, Virginia]]. The Confederate [[Army of Northern Virginia]], commanded by [[Robert E. Lee]], attacked Grant's army in an area called the Wilderness. After two days, Grant wasn't able to defeat Lee's army. He then decided to move the Union army southward to get between Lee and Richmond. This resulted in the [[Battle of Spotsylvania Court House]]. This was a battle that was considered inconclusive.

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