15th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Monument

This memorial at the Mule Shoe Salient in the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park commemorates the 15th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, involved in the Battle of Spotsylvania.
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House took place between 8 and 21 May 1864.
After a battle of 14 days and with the losses of in total over 4000 dead, 20,000 wounded and 8000 captured/missing, the battle was tactically inconclusive.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Michael Noirot – BattlefieldPortraits.com