The Wilderness
(2nd day of battle)
May 6, 1864
Historical Overview
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. 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.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
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Set-Up Order
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Union Army
U. S. Grant
Take 4 Command Cards
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| 10 | - | 1 | 3 |
Confederate Army
Robert E. Lee
Take 4 Command Cards
You move first
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| 7 | - | 1 | 3 |
Victory
6 Flags
Special Rules
Remove "Construct Fieldworks" card from deck before play.
