Spotsylvania

[ spot-sil-vey-nee-uh, -veyn-yuh ]

/ ˌspɒt sɪlˈveɪ ni ə, -ˈveɪn yə /

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a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

And so behold him as a hermit once more, settled in a deserted cabin not far from the battle-field of Spotsylvania.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
All along the lines about Spotsylvania desperate fighting occurred that day, but the battle was distinctly a draw.
Historic Fredericksburg|John T. Goolrick
Spotsylvania was a continuation of the Wilderness with the fighting increased, if possible, in ferocity.
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace|Frederick Morse Cutler
Their commander, now Gen. Stevenson, was killed in battle at Spotsylvania.
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace|Frederick Morse Cutler

A courthouse was built there, for a new county had been cut from Essex and was called Spotsylvania, in the Governor's honor.
Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia|Carrie Hunter Willis