"Grant won't turn back," the Battle of the Wilderness Tour and Picnic
Sun, May 21
|Chancellorsville Battle Visitors Center
This Sunday, May 21, renowned Civil War Tourguide Craig Howell will explore Lincoln's relationship with his new commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant leading to the fierce Battle of the Wilderness. Sign-up directly with Craig at: craighowell1@verizon.net.
Time
May 21, 2023, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM EDT
Chancellorsville Battle Visitors Center, 9001 Plank Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA 22553, USA
Guests
About the Event
This annual event is a highlight of our programming year. This event will focus on the relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and newly-promoted Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant during the days leading up to the Battle of the Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864). This is the fight that inaugurated the bloody and frustrating Overland Campaign between the Rapidan and the James Rivers. A reporter for a New York newspaper visited General Grant's headquarters just before leaving for Washington on the evening of May 6 and asked if he could deliver a message to President Lincoln. Grant responded: "Tell the President there will be no turning back." No news could be more welcome to the man of whom an Illinois reporter had written some years earlier: "There is no back-down in Abraham Lincoln."
RSVP directly to Craig if you are able to join us. Craig's email is: craighowell1@verizon.net.
At noon, the Lincoln…