Upton's Trail

Upton's Trail (HM191D)

Location: Spotsylvania, VA 22553 Spotsylvania County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 13.418', W 77° 36.377'

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The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse

By the night of May 8, the Confederate army was in firm possession of Spotsylvania Court House. With Lee entrenching, Grant looked for opportunities to attack. Reports from the front indicated that the Confederates were in force on both their left and right flanks, leading Grant to believe that they must be weak in the center of the line. Hoping to exploit this weakness, he issued orders for a general assault to take place just before sunset on May 10.

Colonel Emory Upton, a brilliant 24-year-old brigade commander from Batavia, New York, was assigned to lead the assault. On the day of the attack, Upton assembled a strike force of 12 regiments—5,000 men—at the Shelton house, 400 yards behind you. Union troops meanwhile flushed Confederate skirmishers from these woods. Upton's men followed, moving undetected along this woods road to within 200 yards of the Confederate line.

To follow the route of Upton's attack, leave your car here and take the walking trail that follows the woods road in front of you.

Trail Length: Half mile round trip
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Time: Thirty minutes

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Colonel Emory Upton
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HM NumberHM191D
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Placed ByFredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
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Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 10:44pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 271853 N 4233839
Decimal Degrees38.22363333, -77.60628333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 13.418', W 77° 36.377'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 13' 25.08" N, 77° 36' 22.62" W
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Area Code(s)540
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200-204 Grant Dr, Spotsylvania VA 22553, US
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