(May 8-19, 1864),
Civil War conflict between Union troops led by
Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces under
Robert E. Lee at Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia. Despite heavy losses suffered during the Battle of the Wilderness, Grant pushed his troops on toward Richmond, where they clashed with Lee's army, with both sides suffering heavy losses. Although Grant lost more men and he gradually withdrew, the battle resulted in no real victory for either side.
