battle_of_the_wilderness | ispartofmilitaryconflict | american_civil_war <sep> the battle of the wilderness was fought on may 5–7, 1864, during the american civil war it was the first battle of lieutenant general ulysses s grant's 1864 virginia overland campaign against general robert e lee and the confederate army of northern virginia the fighting occurred in a wooded area near locust grove, virginia, about 20 miles (32 km) west of fredericksburg 
the battle of the wilderness was fought during the american civil war.battle of the wilderness was fought on may 5–7, 1864, during the american civil war