The May 5-6, 1864 battle began a six week campaign that began the bloodiest campaign in American history. The Battle of Wilderness and Battle of Spotsylvania led to the beginning of the end of the Confederate uprising.
Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania – more than 85,000 men wounded; 15,000 killed. No place more vividly reflects the Civil War’s tragic cost, in all its forms. These places reveal the trials of a community and nation at war.
One of the the most popular names in Australia, given to streets, parks, a mountain range, a university and an island. Matthew Flinders is synonymous with the country. He was first to circumnavigate the whole country and survived imprisonment by the French. A great explorer and map maker, Matthew Flinders and his cat, Trim, are remembered all over Australia.