Grant's May 18th Attack

Historical marker location:

Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia

( Marker is on Anderson Drive, on the right when traveling south.)

The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.

The first successful English attempt to establish a colony in North America was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584 on Roanoke Island, off the coast of Virginia.