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title: Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
author: Kurz & Allison
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21375/battle-of-spotsylvania-court-house/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-11-27
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# Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

_Authored by Kurz & Allison_

## Image File

[![Battle of Spotsylvania Court House](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21375.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21375.jpg)

## Image Caption

*[Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Spottsylvania*, lithograph by Kurz & Allison, c. 1888.

Illustrated here is a scene from the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (8-21 May 1864), a bloody engagement of the [American Civil War](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Civil_War/).

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Allison, K. &. (2025, November 27). Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21375/battle-of-spotsylvania-court-house/>
### Chicago
Allison, Kurz &. "Battle of Spotsylvania Court House." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 27, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21375/battle-of-spotsylvania-court-house/>.
### MLA
Allison, Kurz &. "Battle of Spotsylvania Court House." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Nov 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21375/battle-of-spotsylvania-court-house/>.

## License & Copyright

The public domain content above is from the [Library of Congress](http://www.loc.gov/). You can copy it freely. [Original image](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/91721595/) by [**Kurz & Allison**](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/91721595/). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 27 November 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

