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Contents Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xv INTRODUCTION 1 I MAY 2-3, 1864 Leeand Grant Make Their Plow 8 II MAY 4 The Armies Maneuver for Position 60 III MAY 5, MORNING Lee and Grant Find Surprise and Opportunity 94 IV MAY 5, AFTERNOON The Grand Offensive Breaks Down 145 V MAY 5, EVENING Grant Strivesfor a Coordinated Assault 222 VI MAY 6, MORNING The We Shifts 283 VII MAY 6, MIDDAY Lee Struggles to Retain the Initiative 351 VIII MAY 6, EVENING The Armies Reach Stalemate 404 CONTENTS Appendix: The Order of Battle 453 Bibliography 471 Index 491 viii [3.90.33.254] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 03:39 GMT) Illustrations PICTURES following page 208 Federal signal officers on Pony Mountain Federal 6th Corps wagons crossing the Rapidan at Germanna Ford Federal 9th Corps trains crossing at Germanna Ford Saunders' Field EwelPs earthworks along Saunders' Field Federal 6th Corps units bushwhacking above the Orange Turnpike Grant whittling and thinking Federal 2nd Corps troops on Brock Road Todd's Tavern The Wilderness battlefield ILLUSTRATIONS Soldiers rescuing wounded comrades from the flames Skeletons on the battlefield MAPS The eastern theater on May 2 2 The Rapidan front on May 2 23 Humphreys' plan of attack 50 Federal and Confederate movements on May 4 62 The situation during the morning of May 5 96 The situation on May 5 at noon 137 The turnpike front on May 5, 1 P.M.-3 P.M. 146 Saunders' Field on May 5 at 1 P.M. 148 Higgerson's Field on May 5 at 1 P.M. 158 Sedgwick's assault on May 5, 3 P.M.-5 P.M. 177 The Orange Plank Road front on May 5 at 4:30 P.M. 192 The Orange Plank Road front on May 5, 4:30 P.M.-9:00 P.M. 224 Cavalry maneuvers on the afternoon of May 5 254 X [3.90.33.254] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 03:39 GMT) ILLUSTRATIONS The Orange Plank Road front on May 6 at 5 A.M. 284 Longstreet's counterattack on May 6, 6 A.M.-10 A.M. 296 Burnside's advance on the morning of May 6 327 Longstreet's flank attack on May 6 at 11 A.M. 352 Burnside's assault on the afternoon of May 6 381 The Brock Road front on May 6 at 5 P.M. 391 Gordon's attack on the evening of May 6 406 xi This page intentionally left blank ...