429. Spotsylvania , May ,1864
Lee reached Spotsylvania first and fortified his position . For days fearful combats went on . One point in the Confederate line , called the Salient , was taken and retaken over and over again . The loss of life was awful , and Grant could not push Lee back . So on May
20 he again set out on his march by the left and directed his army to the North Anna . But Lee was again before him and held such a strong position that it was useless to at - tack him .
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