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SPOTSYLVANIA CAMPAIGN
May 10, 1864. After a day of sporadic fighting, the Federal High Command
sent Col. Emery Upton and twelve picked regiments of the VI Corps to strike
the west face of the Confederate Salient. Starting in this vicinity near the
Scott (Shelton) House, about 6 p.m., the troops moved silently down a
winding forest road to surprise the Confederate line. They failed to hold
their gains and retreated when Mott's Division of the II Corps did not
support the attack as planned. Nevertheless, Upton's effort was brilliant and
Grant promoted the youthful colonel to brigadier general on the spot.
United States Department of the Interior National
Park Service
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