Yes.
Grant put on a big attack, hoping to reduce enemy numbers quickly, but it failed, and he settled down to a long siege (Petersburg), where he had to wait for Lee to run out of manpower.
I have read where Grant most regretted the Federal assault at Cold Harbor.
Cold Harbor
Lee was winning the battles, but Grant was winning the war by crowding him into a corner.
Cold harbor was the only battle that the confederacy and the union knew about, before the battle began!
7,000 men (combined with both Grant and Lee's forces) died in 7 minutes during the Battle of Cold Harbor.
Ulysses S. Grant.
I have read where Grant most regretted the Federal assault at Cold Harbor.
Yes, yes he was. In a direct attack Grant lost 6,000 soldiers in one hour. He lost 55,000 men in one month of battle.
At the beginning of the Battle of Cold Harbor, General in Chief US Grant sent generals Winfred Hancock, Horatio Wright and William Smith and their respective corps in the initial assault against the Confederate fortifications at Cold Harbor.
Cold Harbor
Grant commanded the Union. Lee commanded the Confederacy.
Lee was winning the battles, but Grant was winning the war by crowding him into a corner.
at Cold Harbor, Maryland
cold harbor,VA
Battle of Cold Harbor happened on 1864-05-31.
grant and lee
Cold harbor was the only battle that the confederacy and the union knew about, before the battle began!