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Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Virtual Tour Stop, East Face of Salient
Confederate Earthworks
After the Union break through on the morning of May 12, the Confederates counterattacked on both sides of the Muleshoe Salient. While much attention has been focused on the intense fighting at the Bloody Angle on the west face of the salient, heavy fighting occurred along the east face. Gordon's division moved forward across the Harrison and McCoull farms to eventually recapture the works.
 
Earthworks on East Face of Salient
Although hard to capture in a photograph, much of the complex earthworks in this area survive.
 
Heth's Salient tour stop sign

Heth's Salient, tour stop #7 on the driving tour of the battlefield.

Continue to Virtual Tour Stop, Heth's Salient
Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania Battlefield  

Did You Know?
The Spotsylvania History Trail consists a series of loop trails totaling seven miles. Visitors have options of walking one or more loops or driving the sections that parallel the road and walking the sections that are through the woods and fields.

Last Updated: January 19, 2008 at 14:19 EST