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Start of Sheridan's Raid E39 |
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 Picture courtesy of Ron Roades
Here Sheridan, moving from camp, came into the Telegraph Road on his raid to Richmond, May 9, 1864, while Lee and Grant were fighting at Spotsylvania. The 10,000 Union cavalry filled the road for several miles. Turning from the road ten miles south, Sheridan came into it again at Yellow Tavern near Richmond, May 11, 1864.
Conservation & Development Commission 1930
Route 1, 5.3 miles south of Falmouth Spotsylvania County Virginia.
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