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Battle of the Wilderness Interpretive Panels
In 2011, Civil War Study Group Inc. President Pete Rainey led the development of three interpretive panels to memorialize events that took place within Lake of the Woods area during the May 1864 Battle of the Wilderness. The detailed markers include timelines, maps, graphics, and units that were involved. The panels were installed in November 2011.
Federal 6th Corps Field Hospital interpretive panel marks the location on the Spotswood family’s farm where a hospital of 24 tents was set up at the start of the Battle of the Wilderness. The panel is located at Spotswood Park, one half mile from the entrance to Lake of the Woods. Details are found at the Historical Marker Database: http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=64981
Battles inside Lake of the Woods interpretive panel shows the areas of fighting on the first day of the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864. The panel is located on the edge of the parking lot at the Woods Center, 108 Fairway Drive. Details are found at the Historical Marker Database: http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=65281
Gordon’s Flank Attack interpretive panel details how General John B. Gordon’s Confederate forces moved to the right flank of the Federal VI Corps and charged into the Union troops on May 6, 1864. The panel is located on Cornwallis Avenue at Cornwallis Beach. Details are found at the Historical Marker Database: http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=65280.
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