Category: Battle of the Wilderness

Categories: United States Civil War Conflicts

The Battle of the Wilderness, fought May 5–7, 1864, was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War. Both armies suffered heavy casualties, a harbinger of a bloody war of attrition by Grant against Lee's army and, eventually, the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia. The battle was tactically inconclusive, as Grant disengaged and continued his offensive.

See:

• Wikipedia:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
• Capturing the Wilderness’s signature horror: fire
• Dream of A Good Death

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10th Regiment, US Infantry (Regular Army)

115th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, United States Civil War

16th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

3rd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry

61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry, United States Civil War

7th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

84th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

Centre County Civil War Veterans

Company E (Yancy Rifles), 11th Regiment, Alabama Volunteer Infantry, United States Civil War

C

Henry Cabell 14 Feb 1820 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 31 Jan 1889

Henry Campbell abt 26 Jun 1842 Ferguson Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States - abt 1904

John Campbell 21 Sep 1832 Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA - 07 May 1864

William Cannon 19 Feb 1841 Wilkinson, Georgia, United States - 31 Aug 1903

John Carey 1834 Delaware, USA - 05 May 1864

Edwin Carpenter 1840 - 12 May 1864

Joseph Carpenter 1840 Chelsea, Orange, Vermont, United States - 05 May 1864

John Carter abt 1836 New York, United States - abt 28 Aug 1888

Ewell Chamberlain 1825 Tennessee, United States - 16 Jun 1864

Hiram Chesley 08 Sep 1844 Aroostook, Maine, United States - 27 Jan 1909

James Close 1843 Pennsylvania, United States - 06 May 1864

Daniel Clough 11 Oct 1826 Bath, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - 16 Feb 1911

George Clute 12 Aug 1839 Wyoming County, New York, USA - 25 Feb 1912

Elias Colyer 14 Jun 1842 Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA - 26 Jan 1923

William Colyer 05 Dec 1831 Potters Mills, Potter Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States - 17 Sep 1909

James Converse 17 Oct 1819 Massachusetts, United States - 05 May 1864

Merrick Cooley 14 Aug 1838 Geauga, Ohio, United States - 04 Mar 1915

James Costley 01 May 1833 Newton, Georgia, United States - 27 Sep 1913

Timothy Cotter 29 Jan 1839 Ireland - aft 1870

Thomas Culver 02 Feb 1836 Hancock County, Georgia - 06 May 1864

Henry Cushing abt 1842 Maryland, United States - 02 Jul 1902

D

Aaron Daggett 14 Jun 1837 Greene, Kennebec, Maine, United States - 14 May 1938

Allen Davidson 28 Sep 1839 Fulton County, Indiana - 03 Oct 1910

Cyrus Detre 26 Jun 1848 Pennsylvania, USA - 09 Feb 1908

Bengrett Diffenderfer Feb 1846 Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, United States - 25 Nov 1930

Vincent Dobbins 18 Apr 1827 Rutherford, North Carolina - 28 Feb 1907

William Douglass 29 Jan 1829 Stewart, Georgia, United States - 25 Jul 1919

Thomas Dudley 05 Nov 1836 Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 15 Feb 1898

E

Eli Earl 02 Jan 1842 Edward, St. Lawrence, New York, United States - 20 Mar 1875

Elijah Easterling 01 Apr 1838 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 09 May 1908

John Eber - 01 Sep 1864

Thomas Egan 14 Jun 1834 Watervliet, Albany, New York, United States - 24 Feb 1887

Jacob Ehrman - 16 Sep 1864

James Elderd 1833 New York City, New York, United States - 19 Jul 1864

John Elliott - 11 Oct 1864

David Emanuel 23 Nov 1838 Decatur County, Georgia - 11 Mar 1887

Hilliard Emanuel 05 Mar 1843 Decatur County, Georgia - 17 Dec 1924

Elijah Estep 27 Sep 1840 Petersburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States - 15 Aug 1914

Thomas Evins 30 Nov 1825 Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States - 15 Nov 1872

F

Henry Fales 12 Dec 1840 Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 06 May 1864

Charles Field 06 Apr 1828 Woodford County, Kentucky - 09 Apr 1892

Marcus Finger 09 Dec 1833 Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States - 27 Mar 1907

William Flanders 19 Aug 1842 Emanuel, Georgia, United States - 01 Jan 1910

Elijah Flint 09 Mar 1824 Otis, Massachusetts, USA - 01 Jul 1864

Samuel Floray 19 Apr 1842 Centre County Pennsylvania, USA - 26 Oct 1916

John Fraser abt 1840 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 28 May 1864

Harvey Fravel 12 Nov 1843 Mill Hall, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, USA - 02 Feb 1914

Abijah Fross 20 Nov 1840 Erie, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Oct 1928

George Fullerton abt 1833 South Carolina, United States - 12 May 1864

G

Harvey Gates 06 May 1833 Edwards, St. Lawrence, New York, United States - 28 Sep 1864

Benjamin Gibbs 22 Mar 1833 North Carolina, United States - 06 May 1918

Elliot Gilkey 05 May 1831 Trumbull, Ohio, United States - 07 May 1864

John Glidden 17 Mar 1836 Calais, Washington, Maine, United States - 26 Apr 1914

David Gotham 1838 - 10 May 1864

Robert (Gowdy) Goudy 09 Jul 1825 South Carolina, United States - 08 Mar 1900

Hiram Grant 27 Apr 1822 Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - 23 Jul 1885

Lewis Grant 17 Jan 1828 Winhall, Bennington, Vermont - 20 Mar 1918

Drury Green 20 Jul 1852 Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States - 10 Apr 1912

William Green 1844 Oneida County, New York, United States - abt 1917

Jacob Greenawalt 27 Oct 1837 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States - 17 May 1864

James Greer 1847 Dist. No. 46, Lafayette, Missouri, United States - 1887

H

James Hamilton 27 Jun 1838 Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 May 1864

Joseph Hayes 14 Sep 1835 South Berwick, York, Maine, United States - 19 Aug 1912

Alexander Hays 08 Jul 1819 Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States of America - 05 May 1864

Henley Herndon 18 Apr 1840 Wilkinson, Georgia, United States - 1899

Thomas Hesselgrave 1840 - 05 May 1864

Wiley Hinton 1829 Henry, Georgia, United States - 24 Nov 1864

Adam Holliday 1844

H cont.

William Hollifield 07 Oct 1832 Burke, North Carolina, United States - 13 Jul 1912

Thomas Hooks 1837 Sumter County, Alabama, United States - 06 May 1864

William Hooks 1839 Sumter County, Alabama, United States - 06 May 1864

Robert Hudson abt 1825 Ireland - 05 May 1864

J

Samuel Jackson 24 Sep 1833 Apollo, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States - 08 May 1906

William Jackson abt 1844 New York, United States - 02 May 1903

Benjamin-Franklin Jacobs 20 Dec 1827 Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA - 14 Apr 1909

William Jacobs 1846 Shingletown, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA - 16 Aug 1899

William Jacobs abt 1839 Buffalo Run, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States - 19 Oct 1926

Samuel Jarrett 1825 Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

James Johnson 1823 Michigan, United States - 23 Aug 1864

Jesse Johnson 08 Dec 1843 Faceville, Decatur County, Georgia - 06 Jun 1925

John Johnson 09 Dec 1841 Bibb, Alabama, United States - 04 Sep 1922

Moses Johnson 29 Oct 1839 Decatur County, Georgia - 28 Mar 1929

Robert Johnston 19 Mar 1837 Mount Welcome, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States - 01 Feb 1919

George Jones 04 Nov 1833 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 26 Nov 1913

James Jones - 14 May 1864

John Jones 1840 New York, United States - 14 Aug 1864

Selden Judson 28 Apr 1842 Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, United States - 20 Apr 1920

K

Stephen Kennelley abt 1841 Spring Mills, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA - 10 May 1864

Frank Kiel abt Aug 1847 Königreich Preußen, Deutscher Bund - 24 Apr 1933

Jacob Koch 04 Jan 1824 Centre, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Feb 1901

Charles Kochersperger 08 Feb 1826 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Dec 1867

George Kuhn 1836 Moselle, France - 24 Oct 1864

L

John Francis Lauderdale 07 Nov 1842 Coosa, Alabama, United States - 24 Sep 1922

Laurent Lesser 11 Jun 1838 Sundhausen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France - 20 Nov 1900

William Ling 21 Jun 1841 Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Dec 1907

Daniel Lockwood 03 Nov 1841 Lisbon, St. Lawrence, New York, USA - 31 May 1864

James Longstreet 08 Jan 1821 Edgefield District, South Carolina, United States - 02 Jan 1904

William Loop 13 Nov 1821 Elmira, Chemung County, New York, United States of America - 13 Nov 1886

James Lough 03 Apr 1812 Virginia, United States - 03 Oct 1888

Washington Lough 29 Nov 1841 Gilmer, Virginia, United States - 08 Aug 1864

Robert Lowery 23 Jul 1837 Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States - 06 Mar 1906

George Ludington 15 Apr 1839 Sullivan County, NY - 16 Sep 1872

M

Charles Macy 04 Jul 1819 Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Sep 1864

Elias Manning abt 30 Jan 1841 Maine, United States - 15 Dec 1864

Mills Marchant Jun 1843 New York, USA - aft 1920

John Markle 16 Aug 1830 Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Apr 1909

John Markle 06 Jun 1825 Unity Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Apr 1907

John Markle abt Jul 1827 York, Pennsylvania, USA - 25 Mar 1905

James Marra abt Nov 1844 Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 10 Aug 1890

Henry Matthews 24 Aug 1843 North Carolina, United States - 05 May 1864

Alexander McClintock abt 1834 Pennsylvania, United States - 05 May 1864

James McInnis 19 Oct 1846 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 15 May 1925

William McKee - 05 May 1864

Henry McKeen 18 Sep 1835 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Jun 1864

James McMarlin 17 Mar 1837 Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Jan 1913

Wesley Merritt 16 Jun 1836 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 03 Dec 1910

Nelson Miles 08 Aug 1839 Westminster, Massachusetts - 15 May 1925

Joseph Moesch 13 Aug 1829 Switzerland - 05 May 1864

Orange Moor 22 Feb 1844 Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States - 06 May 1864

Ira Mott 1838 Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 May 1864

St Clair Mulholland 01 Apr 1839 Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland - 17 Feb 1910

John Murphy Nov 1826 Borris, Carlow, Ireland - 12 May 1864

John Musser 24 Apr 1826 Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 May 1864

N

John Nevin 22 Aug 1837 Sewickley, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Jan 1884

Cornelius Newton 08 Aug 1826 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 19 Nov 1906

John Newton 23 Dec 1844 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 09 Sep 1864

Joseph Newton 30 Jun 1834 Adamsville Crossroads, Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 18 Oct 1906

Paton Newton 23 Feb 1845 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 08 Sep 1896

Richardson Newton 03 Feb 1843 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 10 Jan 1865

Thomas Newton 02 Sep 1842 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 27 Mar 1913

William Noble 1836 Indiana, United States - 05 May 1864

O

Timothy O'Brien 25 Oct 1837 Cork, Ireland, United Kingdom - 31 Jan 1883

Daniel Odom 10 Nov 1834 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 08 Dec 1906

Evander Odom 16 Jul 1834 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 25 Mar 1911

Henry Odom 10 Nov 1834 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 05 Sep 1900

O cont.

James Odom 1838 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 11 Jun 1864

John Odom 1846 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 28 May 1864

Nehemiah Odom 1837 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 11 Apr 1903

Noah Odom 16 Sep 1839 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 04 Jun 1911

Robert Odom 1835 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 03 Aug 1892

Thomas Odom 1837 Marlboro, South Carolina, United States - 11 Oct 1903

Cass Oltenburg 1834 Ohio, United States - 04 Jan 1908

John Overmeyer 29 Jun 1842 Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Jan 1903

P

Erland Parker 1836 - 19 Aug 1892

Amzi Parks - 06 May 1864

Franklin Parnell 1835 North Carolina, United States - 05 May 1864

Hugh Partin 08 Mar 1848 Tattnall, Georgia, United States - 16 Oct 1915

John Patterson abt 19 May 1833 Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 May 1864

Calvin Perkins Nov 1834 Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, United States - 24 Jun 1864

Daniel Perkins 1844 Maine, United States - 31 May 1864

Edward Perkins abt 1833 New York, United States

Harvey Perkins 1832 New York, United States - 12 May 1864

Henry Perkins abt 1844 Michigan, United States - 02 Feb 1865

John Perkins abt 1829 Canada - 16 Dec 1864

Lynville Perkins 11 Feb 1828 Virginia, United States - 01 Mar 1895

William Perkins abt 1823 Conway, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States - 31 Dec 1864

Thomas Perrett 27 Nov 1843 Chatham, North Carolina, United States - 22 Apr 1923

Abner Perrin 02 Feb 1827 Edgefield, South Carolina, United States - 12 May 1864

James Phillips abt 1846

William Poague 20 Dec 1835 Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States - 08 Sep 1914

James Poole 02 May 1837 Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States - 25 Oct 1914

Stephen Poole 31 Mar 1842 Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States - 05 Jun 1906

James Porter 1828 Georgia, United States

Silas Potter 02 Feb 1831 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 28 Jul 1878

Silas Potter abt 1837 Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 May 1864

Andrew Powell 1838 Tuscarora Township, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States - 1864

Gilbert Prey 12 Aug 1822 Saint Andrews, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada - 06 Feb 1903

George Prior 14 Jun 1829 Jericho, Windsor, Vermot, United States - 05 May 1864

Edward Pyne 01 Apr 1838 Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland - 21 Apr 1904

Q

Levi Queer 31 Mar 1840 Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA - 21 Mar 1915

R

David Rawlins 1801 Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States - 1884

Josiah Reppeard 1821 Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA - 06 May 1864

George Riley - 05 May 1864

Thomas Robinson 1838 Pennsylvania, USA - 12 May 1864

Adolphus Runyan 14 Jan 1830 Cleveland, North Carolina, United States - 01 Dec 1900

Jacob Runyan 19 Sep 1840 Cleveland, North Carolina, United States - 10 Oct 1874

James Runyan 1816 Rutherford, now Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States - 1894

Joseph Runyan 1839 Rutherford County North Carolina, United States - 22 Jun 1865

Timothy Runyan abt 1840 North Carolina, United States - 13 May 1862

S

James Sanderson 07 Oct 1841 Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States - 06 May 1864

Hannibal Sawyer 1843 Livingston, Michigan, USA - 05 May 1864

Gershom Saxton 26 Feb 1826 Steuben County, New York, USA - 06 May 1864

Daniel Scofield 1844 Vermont, United States - 08 May 1864

Rial Seay 21 Nov 1826 Boiling Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States - 15 May 1864

Levi Sewell 15 Nov 1840 Franklin, Georgia, United States - 08 Apr 1925

Alexander Shepard 01 Jun 1845 Randolph County, North Carolina, United States - 01 Jan 1923

Samuel Shroyer 12 Dec 1837 Henry, Indiana, United States - 09 Jun 1901

Travis Singletary 12 Apr 1835 Bladen, North Carolina, United States - 13 Jan 1865

William Slade 06 Sep 1841 Lifsey Springs, Pike County, Georgia, United States - 19 Aug 1900

Philip Smith - 05 May 1864

George Spann Mar 1844 Henry, Alabama, United States - 02 Oct 1905

John Spann 06 Sep 1823 Ridge Spring, Saluda, South Carolina, United States - 02 Oct 1891

Dorson Speary 10 Jul 1844 Sullivan County, PA. - 02 Oct 1905

George Spencer 08 Mar 1826 Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States - 08 Dec 1910

Oliver Spencer 27 Mar 1839 Sedan, Wilcox, Alabama, United States - 27 May 1914

Samuel Spencer 11 Mar 1843 Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States - 19 Jun 1906

James Starr 19 Jul 1837 Philadelphia - 01 Sep 1881

Greenlief Stevens 20 Aug 1831 Belgrade, Kennebec, Maine, United States - 22 Dec 1918

Julius Stevens abt 07 Jan 1837 Johnston county, North Carolina, United States - 04 Apr 1912

Roy Stone 16 Oct 1836 Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States - 05 Aug 1905

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