A Tempest of Iron and Lead: Spotsylvania Court House, May 8-21, 1864 (Chris Mackowski - NR)) Section-American Revolution a free Black tailor from

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Twenty-one out of twenty-three of his officers were killed or wounded

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A Tempest of Iron and Lead: Spotsylvania Court House, May 8-21, 1864 (Chris Mackowski - NR)) Section-American Revolution a free Black tailor fromby Chris Mackowski May 1864. The Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia spent three days in brutal close quarter combat in the Wilderness that left the tangled thickets aflame. No one could imagine a more infernal battlefield. Then they marched down the road to Spotsylvania Court House. Even the march itself was unprecedented. For three years, the armies had fought and disengaged. That changed on the night of May 7. Instead of leaving