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In an attempt to gain the upper hand they made Grant the Commanding General that had previously been held by George Washington. Due to his new rank he wanted to fight Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Because Grant had a strong numerical advantage over Lee
The Battle of Wilderness was a difficult terrain and was one of the bloodiest battles of the war. It was very chaotic because it was hard to move and transport weapons. Many men stumbled into enemy camps and were taken as war prisoners. There was a lot of fires because rifle bursts and exploding shells so lots of people burned and soldiers couldn't tell who they were firing due to the smoke. Then a few hours later the battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
Grant decided to stop going after well defended confederate bases and eventually on May 31, they took control of Cold Harbor. But the next few days the confederate soldiers showed up and made a strong line of defense. Grant ordered his men to attack but he had a large amount of casualties and lee eventually won. Grant and his troops crossed the James river to Peters-burg ending the Overland Campaign.