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Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

	Preserve America Community: Spotsylvania County, Virginia
		Spotsylvania County (population 90,395) was formed in 1721 and named for Alexander Spotswood, lieutenant governor of Virginia.
		Spotsylvania County recently partnered with a private developer of part of the property and the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) to preserve a key portion of the battlefield.
		The community of Spotsylvania is the county seat, and it includes the Spotsylvania Court House Historic District, one of eight historic overlay districts in the county.
	www.preserveamerica.gov /spotsylvaniaVA.html (304 words)

	Spotsylvania County, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Spotsylvania County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia.
		Spotsylvania County was established in 1721 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William counties.
		Many battles were fought in the county during the Civil War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spotsylvania_County,_Virginia (496 words)

	Spotsylvania County, Northern Virginia. South of Fredericksburg and Stafford Virginia by SimplyFredericksburg
		Spotsylvania county is closely linked to the City of Fredericksburg which is actually part of the county, but politically independent.
		It is probably best known as the location of several major Civil War battles, including the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, one of the bloodiest of the war. Currently the county covers some 400 square miles, making it one of the largest counties in the Commonwealth.
		Spotsylvania is policed by the Spotsylvania County Sheriffs Dept. The fire department for the county is mostly made up of volunteers, but a small staff of paid firefighters are maintained.
	www.simplyfredericksburg.com /spotsylvania/spotsylvania.shtml (874 words)

	Battle of the Spotsylvania
		Warren and Sedgwick took the direct route by the Brock road, and Hancock and Burnside, with the trains, by a road farther east.
		By the evening of the 8th Robert El Lee's whole force was entrenched on a ridge around Spotsylvania Courthouse, facing north and east.
		That night Lee's army occupied Spotsylvania Courthouse, and stood squarely across the path of the intended march of the Army of the Potomac towards Richmond.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/battle-of-spotsylvania.htm (964 words)

	African American History of Spotsylvania, Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		By the first half of the 19th century, Spotsylvania County's population reached about 11,000, overhalf of whom were fl.
		John J. Wright, a prominent Spotsylvania County educator, is buried in the church cemetery.
		The first legal school for fls in Spotsylvania was begun in November, 1867, by Philip Pendleton, a former student in the Fredericksburg Freedmen's Bureauschool.
	www.historypoint.org /af_am_spotsylvania.asp (853 words)

	Spotsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Spotsylvania is the name of two places in the U.
		The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House occurred during the American Civil War.
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spotsylvania (91 words)

	Spotsylvania Real Estate of houses and Homes For Sale in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
		The area today is preserved under the auspices of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Military Park, which also includes miles of preserved ground that marks the huge Chancellorsville battlefield.
		Spotsylvania is located among the rolling hills and serene rural countryside typical of the state.
		Nestled midway between Washington, D.C. to the north and the state capital of Richmond to the south, Spotsylvania is an ideal place to call home.
	www.spotsylvania-homesforsale.com (747 words)

	Spotsylvania Battlefield
		The six mile Spotsylvania history trail encompasses the majority of the field, while the Bloody Angle loop concentrates on some of the hardest fighting of the war.
		The Virginia Civil War Trails -The 1864 Overland Campaign follows the routes of Lee and Grant from the crossing of the Rapidan River to Petersburg.
		Spotsylvania Battlefield Education Association has been organized to research, analyze and disseminate information regarding the battle fought at Spotsylvania Court House and its environs.
	www.nps.gov /frsp/spotsy.htm (714 words)

	Spotsylvania County Human Resources Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Spotsylvania County Home : Departments : Human Resources
		Work involves monitoring the recycling and disposal of residential waste and ensuring that users of the facility have a valid Spotsylvania decal.
		Under general supervision, perform specialized skilled work in the operation of several types of motorized heavy equipment used in the transfer and compaction of refuse and debris, digging, grading and processing of wood waste for the General Services Department.
	agency.governmentjobs.com /spotsy/default.cfm (823 words)

	The Battle of Spotsylvania Description
		Both sides forwarded reinforcements (the Federals added units of Major General Horatio Wright's Sixth Corps to the assault), and the northern face of the salient became the focus of close firing and fighting that lasted for twenty-three hours.
		In midafternoon a division of the Ninth Corps advanced, and a portion of it was struck by an advancing pair of Confederate brigades, James H. Lane's and David A. Weisiger's, in an area approximately three quarters of a mile north of the village of Spotsylvania Court House.
		However, by delaying Grant for two weeks at Spotsylvania, Lee permitted other Confederate forces to resist Union efforts in the vicinity of Richmond and in the Shenandoah Valley, unmolested by the Army of the Potomac.
	www.civilwarhome.com /spotsylvania.htm (1297 words)

	Battery B, 4th U.S. Light Artillery - The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
		Few outside the Union high command knew it, but the just completed Wilderness Campaign had ushered in a new era of warfare between the North (Army of the Potomac) and the South's (Army of Northern Virginia) premier armies.
		Despite heavy casualties, Grant exited the Virginia Wilderness (night of 7-8 May) and marched southeast (not north to the relative safety beyond the Rappahannock River) towards the small crossroads village of Spotsylvania Court House, 12 miles away.
		Lee was not fooled, however, by the rapid Federal movement, and by morning (8 May) two divisions of MG Richard H. "Fighting Dick" Anderson's I Corps (Anderson replaced the wounded Longstreet after the Wilderness) had arrived in the Spotsylvania area first.
	www.batteryb.com /battles/spotsylvania.html (1293 words)

	Spotsylvania Battlefields Coalition
		In 1997, an agreement was signed by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and the National Park Service that would allow a bypass through the southern part of the Alrich property in exchange for protection of the northern part of the site.
		The Spotsylvania Battlefields Coalition is working with CWPT to raise the $12 million necessary to save the farm from development.
		Thanks to an unprecedented deal between Spotsylvania County, Tricord Homes, and the preservation community, 140 acres of the Mullins Farm (now known as the First Day of Chancellorsville Battlefield) have been protected from development.
	www.civilwar.org /preservation/chancellorsville/maps.htm (327 words)

	The Battles of Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House
		Clearly, the Federals could not gain an advantage at Spotsylvania and Grant broke the impasse on May 20 by detaching Hancock on a march south toward Guinea Station.
		The essence of Lee's incomparable martial machine disappeared in the woods and fields of Spotsylvania County and the Army of Northern Virginia never regained its historic efficiency.
		But in the end, the Federals' constant hammering against the dwindling resources of their gallant opponents, a process begun in the Wilderness and at Spotsylvania and continued at the North Anna River, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg, would drive the Confederacy into oblivion.
	www.nps.gov /frsp/wshist.htm (3366 words)

	Spotsylvanaiphoto1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Fire and Rescue crew along with the Va. State Police and the Spotsylvania Co. Sheriff's Dept responded to a overturned truck in the river on Rt.
		The driver of the truck was traveling north on Partlow Road and ran off the right side of the road breaking a mail box then she over corrected and crossed over into the south bound lanes of Partlow Road ending up on the side of the road.
		Fire and rescue crews responded to a house fire in the 7600 block of Courthouse Road in Spotsylvania Co. Virginia.
	www.spotsylvaniaphoto1.com (951 words)

	Battle of Spotsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The Battle of Spotsylvania was not much more than a continuation of The Wilderness.
		His II Corps bore the worst of the Federal onslaught at Spotsylvania.
		As a major general, he commanded the II Corps of the Army of the Potomac and led it during Gettysburg.
	www.collectorsnet.com /cwtimes/spotsylv.htm (722 words)

	Spotsylvania Homes For Sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Richly historic and fiercely proud of it, Virginia is unlike any other state in the U.S. No other place in the country can claim eight presidential homes, two Colonial capitals, or as many Civil War battlefields and vast plantations.
		The Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County National Military Park encompasses the sites of four of the bloodiest Civil War battles.
		The park is located on the fall line between the Piedmont region and the Coastal Plain region and contains a variety of vegetation and wildlife.
	www.spotsylvania-homesforsale.com /cityprofile.htm (283 words)

	SPOTSYLVANIA Virginia churches (VA) - FlockFinder.com
		Find some wonderful SPOTSYLVANIA Virginia churches that are right for you.
		Of course, not all churches in SPOTSYLVANIA Virginia (VA) have a youth service for all ages.
		FlockFinder allows churches in SPOTSYLVANIA Virginia (VA) to specify two age groups that attend their youth ministry most.
	www.flockfinder.com /2458_churches_4_cc.htm (649 words)

	Battle Summary: Spotsylvania Court House, VA
		Description: After the Wilderness, Grant’s and Meade’s advance on Richmond by the left flank was stalled at Spotsylvania Court House on May 8.
		This two-week battle was a series of combats along the Spotsylvania front.
		The Union attack against the Bloody Angle at dawn, May 12-13, captured nearly a division of Lee’s army and came near to cutting the Confederate army in half.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/va048.htm (243 words)

	Spotsylvania Resolved
		A resolution was reached between D. Wayne Usher and the County of Spotsylvania which diverted a three day trial scheduled to begin on July 28, 1999, in the United States District Court in Richmond Virginia.
		"The County of Spotsylvania and D. Wayne Usher have resolved their dispute and are joined in their commitment to free speech and to the protections afforded by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and are joined in their commitment to the health and safety of the community.
		The County of Spotsylvania and D. Wayne Usher hope that the issues raised by the dispute will continue to receive the attention of the public and that together the community will work to meet the demands that continued growth and prosperity place upon the government and the volunteers who serve the citizens of Spotsylvania."
	www.robertslaw.org /spotsylv1.htm (322 words)

	Regional Adult Education
		In addition to WIA, Title II services, Regional Adult Education provides state-funded courses in GED test preparation, Adult High School Diploma completion, the National External Diploma Program, Family Literacy partnerships, and employer-funded workplace education programs for English as a Second Language (ESL) and other foundational workforce skills.
		The administrative office of the Regional Adult Education Program is located at Spotsylvania Career and Technical Center, with classes and other services offered at approximately 40 sites across the PD 16 region.
		The Regional Adult Education program at Spotsylvania Career and Technical Center is certified by the American Council on Education as an EDP site.
	www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us /sctc/regional (780 words)

	Spotsylvania County Government Animal Control Dangerous Dogs Listing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Spotsylvania County Government Animal Control Dangerous Dogs Listing
		Spotsylvania County Home : Departments : Animal Control
		Below is a listing of dogs that have been designated as 'Dangerous' by Spotsylvania County. A Dangerous Dog can be declared such by a judge if they bite, attack or injure a person or companion animal.
	www.spotsylvania.va.us /departments/animal/index.cfm?id=704 (98 words)

	Welcome to Spotsylvania County, Virginia Department of Economic Development!
		Spotsylvania County provides businesses with a strategic East Coast location.
		The region is home to one of the highest concentrations of Ph.D.s in the nation and local educational institutions offer customized training programs for employers.
		Our Work Closer to Home site connects our workforce with local employers, bringing the thousands of highly qualified workers who live in Spotsylvania, but commute to jobs outside the county, back to vital jobs within the county.
	www.spotsylvania.org (215 words)

	Spotsylvania Voters to Stop Sprawl
		The motto of the Spotsylvania Chapter of Voters to Stop Sprawl is "Let's take back Spotsylvania County." The result of the new era in Spotsylvania County occurred when the entire VSS endorsed slate was elected to office in 2003!
		As heard in our radio ad, the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors is considering a ordinance change (called the family exempt subdivision ordinance) that would allow more houses to be built in the rural areas of the county.
		Tell the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors that we have had enough of growth that doesn't pay its own way.
	www.spotsyvss.com (245 words)

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		The morning of May 12, 1864 dawned rainy and foggy on the Spotsylvania battlefield.
		At the first hint of light, the Union II Corps burst out of the woods and broke open a huge gap in the Southern defenses at the tip of a bulge in the Southern lines known as the Mule Shoe.
		Also see The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern by Gordon Rhea.
	members.tripod.com /mwyckoff/bloody.html (1049 words)

	Spotsylvania Battlefields Coalition
		Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star reports that the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors will revisit rezoning issue crucial to the presrvation of additional acres on Chancellorsville's May 1 battlefield.
		On Tuesday, September 12, at 6:30 p.m., the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors will consider a rezoning application for the southwestern portion of the former Mullins Farm – the site of the first day of the Battle of Chancellorsville.
		olunteers are needed to save the Slaughter Pen Farm at Fredericksburg Battlefield and the Alrich Tract at Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield.
	www.civilwar.org /preservation/chancellorsville/index.htm (212 words)

	Spotsylvania Apartments
		To view all of our Spotsylvania apartment rentals, all you need to do is create a free Rent.com account.
		In addition to helping you find apartments in Spotsylvania, Rent.com also offers a variety of moving services and moving advice.
		From movers and moving quotes to boxes and storage, Rent.com has everything you need to make your move to Spotsylvania as simple as possible.
	rent.com /rentals/virginia/fredericksburg-and-vicinity/spotsylvania (324 words)

	Spotsylvania - MSN Encarta
		Spotsylvania, formerly Spotsylvania Courthouse, unincorporated community, seat of Spotsylvania County, northeastern Virginia, located between the Po...
		The Battles of Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House
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	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761574443/Spotsylvania.html (42 words)

	The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Official Records and Battle Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		I know you have all heard the story, but have you ever really read the details.
		This Order of Battle describes the organization of the Army of the Potomac for the Wilderness Campaign, including Spotsylvania.
		This Order of Battle describes the organization of the Army of Northern Virginia for the Wilderness Campaign, including Spotsylvania.
	www.civilwarhome.com /spotsylvaniacourthouse.htm (111 words)

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	www.internest.com /city/spotsylvaniava.asp (171 words)

	Leaders and Battles: Spotsylvania,
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		After the Wilderness, Grant’s and Meade’s advance on Richmond by the left flank was stalled at Spotsylvania Court House on May 8.
		Maps the rise and fall of all 23 armies of the Confederacy including size and battle history.
	www.lbdb.com /TMDisplayBattle.cfm?BID=47&WID=2 (178 words)

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