crush large numbers of Confederate troops
He was a civil war general and saw thousands of people brutally killed right in front of him.
General Grant regretted the assault on Cold Harbor during the American Civil War. He described it as an unnecessary and costly battle in which thousands of Union soldiers lost their lives. Grant later acknowledged that he should not have ordered the assault and expressed remorse for the resulting high casualties.
The Battle of Cold Harbor in early June, 1864 was one battle in the so-called "Overland Campaign". The battle was an attempt by General Grant to dislodge General Lee's troops which were intrenched in defensive positions. Grant ordered his soldiers to attack the Confederates. In about twenty minutes 7,000 Union soldiers fell(killed and wounded). This attack was the only one that Grant later said he regretted ordering.
soldiers and general grant are two important people in the war
He was known as "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.
Their horses. And the officers were allowed to keep their sidearms.
The Confederate leader at Shiloh was General Albert Sidney Johnston when they attacked General Grant's army. General Johnston was killed during the battle.
The Confederate soldiers were given food and were allowed to keep their horses.
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When the battle of the wilderness was over an estimated amount of 17 million men died for grant and 15.9 million for General Lee Hope this helps by the way i lied this is wrong lol u fcking retards %
Ulysses S. Grant. Some people thought it should have been George Meade, commander of the Army of the Potomac, which had actually defeated the Army of Northern Virginia.
General Grant allowed the soldiers to keep their horses, as he knew they would need the animals to help plow the fields when they returned home. Also, officers were allowed to keep their side arms. General Lee praised General Grant, saying his actions at that time would help to heal the country's wounds.