Spotsylvania Courthouse: The Clash of Lee & Grant at the Crossroads
New for May 2026
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45m
For nearly two weeks in 1864, the titans of the Civil War – Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Robert E. Lee – clashed at Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia.
In this painstakingly accurate and stunningly beautiful documentary Hodge Films takes you onto the Virginia battlefield and into the trenches. As cannons and muskets roar you’ll hear the actual thoughts and words from soldiers who experienced the horrors of Spotsylvania in May 1864.
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