» wilderness campaign
Noun (1 meaning)
1. American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses.
wilderness campaign is an instance of:
- campaign, military campaign (noun) - several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
wilderness campaign is a part of:
- American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States (noun) - civil war in the United States between the North and the South
parts of wilderness campaign:
- Spotsylvania, battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse (noun) - a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign
Domain of synset - REGION:
- Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA (noun) - a state in the eastern United States