The Wilderness Battlefield

See It Now!

A unit of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Battlefield Park, the Wilderness battlefield features extensive walking trails that allow visitors to explore this hallowed ground. Stop by the Chancellorsville Visitor Center on Virginia Route 3 (the Plank Road) for museum exhibits and an orientation to the area. The Wilderness Battlefield driving tour begins at Grant's Headquarters near Ellwood Manor, proceeds to Saunders Field, where the battle opened, and continues down the Confederate line.

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The Wilderness Battlefield: What's Nearby

Locust Grove, VA
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Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Fredericksburg, Virginia (VA-126)
Fredericksburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Orange, Virginia (VA-94)
Orange, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Jeffersonton, Virginia (VA-93)
Jeffersonton, VA
Rev War  |  Museum
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Triangle, VA
Museum
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Quantico, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Buckland, Virginia (VA-134)
Gainesville, VA
Museum
National Museum of the U.S. Army
Fort Belvoir, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Columbia, Virginia (VA-146)
Columbia, VA
Civil War  |  Fort
Fort Washington Park
Fort Washington, MD
Civil War  |  Museum
Warren Rifles Confederate Museum
Front Royal, VA
Civil War  |  Fort
Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site
Alexandria, VA
Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA
Museum
National Museum of American History
Washington, DC
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Washington, DC (DC-34)
Washington, DC
Museum
U.S. Navy Museum
Washington, DC
Civil War  |  Museum
National Museum of the U.S. Navy
Washington, DC
Civil War  |  Museum
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
Washington, DC
Civil War  |  Museum
Virginia Museum of the Civil War
New Market, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
New Market Battlefield State Historical Park and Hall of Valor Museum
New Market, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Leesburg, Virginia (VA-117)
Leesburg, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
African American Civil War Memorial and Museum
Washington, DC
Civil War  |  Museum
The Valentine Richmond History Center
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum–White House of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Battlefield
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Middletown, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Richmond, Virginia (VA-108)
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Cemetery
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
Washington, DC
Civil War  |  Museum
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Silver Spring, MD
Civil War  |  Museum
Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum
Winchester, VA
Rev War  |  Museum
Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Park
Piney Point , MD
Civil War  |  Museum
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Frederick, MD
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Petersburg, Virginia (VA-129)
Petersburg, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
Point Lookout State Park and Civil War Museum
Scotland, MD
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Woodbine, Maryland (MD-51)
Woodbine, MD
Civil War  |  Museum
Pry House Field Hospital Museum
Keedysville, MD
Civil War  |  Museum
Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
Petersburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Annapolis, Maryland (MD-128)
Anna, MD
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Annapolis, Maryland (MD-156)
Annapolis, MD
Civil War  |  Museum
B&O Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station
Ellicott City, MD
Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox
Appomattox, VA
Civil War  |  Fort
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Baltimore, MD
Rev War  |  Fort
Fort Frederick State Park
Big Pool, MD
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Visit Marker, Williamsburg, Virginia (V-62)
Williamsburg, VA
Historic Site
Conococheague Institute at Rock Hill Farm
Mercersburg, PA
Civil War  |  Museum
Virginia Military Institute Museum
Lexington, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
Old City Cemetery and Pest House Medical Museum
Lynchburg, VA

Preservation

The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 539 acres at The Wilderness Battlefield.

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Related Battles

The Wilderness
Battle Facts
Spotsylvania and Orange Counties, VA | May 5, 1864
Result: Inconclusive
Estimated Casualties
29,800
Union
17,000
Confed.
13,000
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