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From May 9-14, 1864, the village of Spotsylvania Court House, two miles farther down the Brock Road, became temporarily important because it protected Lee's communications with Richmond. As Confederates threw up earthworks around the village, Federals threatened the western defenses from this area. The Federal right was first held by Hancock's II Corps, followed by Warren's V Corps and Wright's, formerly Sedgwick's, VI Corps, with the flanks of Warren and Wright joining here at the Brock Road. As the battle progressed, the emphasis of attack swung eastward and southward, leading to the ultimate abandonment of this front.
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Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia · United States
