<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Battle of the Wilderness </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the American Civil War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Battle of the Wilderness by Kurz and Allison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> May 5--7, 1864 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Spotsylvania County and Orange County, Virginia 38 ° 18 ′ 59" N 77 ° 45 ′ 35" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.3164 ° N 77.7597 ° W ﻿ / 38.3164; - 77.7597 Coordinates: 38 ° 18 ′ 59" N 77 ° 45 ′ 35" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.3164 ° N 77.7597 ° W ﻿ / 38.3164; - 77.7597 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Inconclusive </P> (Union offensive continued) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Confederate States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant George G. Meade </Td> <Td> Robert E. Lee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Units involved </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Army of the Potomac </Li> <Li> IX Corps </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Army of Northern Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 124,232 ("present for duty") </Td> <Td> 60--65,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17,666 (2,246 killed, 12,037 wounded, 3,383 captured / missing) </Td> <Td> 11,033 (1,477 killed, 7,866 wounded, 1,690 captured / missing) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Battle of the Wilderness </Th> </Tr>

How many union troops fought in the wilderness battle that lasted 44 days