The most southerly of these roads is known as the Orange Court House Plank Road, the northern one as the Orange Turnpike.

There are also roads from east of the battle-field running to Spottsylvania Court House, one from Chancellorsville, branching at Aldrich's; the western branch going by Piney Branch Church, Alsop's, thence by the Brock Road to Spottsylvania; the east branch goes by Gates's, thence to Spottsylvania.

The Brock Road runs from Germania Ford through the battle-field and on to the Court House.

As Spottsylvania is approached the country is cut up with numerous roads, some going to the town direct, and others crossing so as to connect the farms with roads going there.
Lee's headquarters were at Orange Court House.

From there to Fredericksburg he had the use of the two roads above described running nearly parallel to the Wilderness.