Grant pushed his men in charge after charge against Lee's fortified lines. The attacks were broken up quickly, with much slaughter on the Union side. Grant had to admit defeat, and withdrew. Grant made the fatal error of frontal assaults as mentioned above. His losses were 7,000 men in less than a half hour.
His major victories were: Seven Days Battles Fredericksburgh Chancellorsville Second Manassas The Wilderness Spotsylvania Cold Harbor
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The Battle of Cold Harbor in early June 1864 was fought over the same territory as the Battle of Gaines Mill in late June 1862. The first battle pitted the Army of Northern Virginia, led by Robert E. Lee and the Army of the Potomac led by General George B. McClellan. The Gaines's Mill battle saw Lee as the leader of the Confederate victory.In the 1864 Cold Harbor battle, it was again Lee vs US Grant and George Meade and their Army of the Potomac. In this conflict soldiers were disconcerted to find in the battle fields skeletons of the first battle of Gaines's Mill. As the 1864 battle unfolded past memories dissolved due to the heavy fighting in the new Cold Harbor. Battle casualties vary, however, on the conservative side, Grant lost 10,000 troops to Lee's losses of about 1,500 troops.
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General Lee won his last victory over Union forces, numbering 108,000 against his troops of 59,000. On this day Federal troops lost 7,000 men against 1,500 for the Confederate troops. In an eight-minute period more men fell in an assault on entrenched Confederate troops than in any other like period of time. Between May 7 and June 3, federal losses were 50,000 men, Confederate 32,000. The North could replace its losses fully, but the South could not. US Grant's consistent use of frontal assaults and poor maneuvering cost the Union this battle.
General lee was crackin jokes bought Grants mom so he was like no. and went down to the cold harbor and brought his boys and bam war.
The Battle of Cold Harbor was a defeat of General Grant. It was also the last victory of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The Union defeat however, only made Grant more relentless in defeating the Lee. In summation, the victory by Lee helped prolong the war and prolonged the ultimate defeat of the Confederacy.
The Battle of Cold Harbor occurred as part of the American Civil War. The battle was won by the Confederacy, which was led by Robert E. Lee.
His major victories were: Seven Days Battles Fredericksburgh Chancellorsville Second Manassas The Wilderness Spotsylvania Cold Harbor
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The Battle of Cold Harbor in early June 1864 was fought over the same territory as the Battle of Gaines Mill in late June 1862. The first battle pitted the Army of Northern Virginia, led by Robert E. Lee and the Army of the Potomac led by General George B. McClellan. The Gaines's Mill battle saw Lee as the leader of the Confederate victory.In the 1864 Cold Harbor battle, it was again Lee vs US Grant and George Meade and their Army of the Potomac. In this conflict soldiers were disconcerted to find in the battle fields skeletons of the first battle of Gaines's Mill. As the 1864 battle unfolded past memories dissolved due to the heavy fighting in the new Cold Harbor. Battle casualties vary, however, on the conservative side, Grant lost 10,000 troops to Lee's losses of about 1,500 troops.
The Battle of Cold Harbor in early June 1864 was fought over the same territory as the Battle of Gaines Mill in late June 1862. The first battle pitted the Army of Northern Virginia, led by Robert E. Lee and the Army of the Potomac led by General George B. McClellan. The Gaines's Mill battle saw Lee as the leader of the Confederate victory.In the 1864 Cold Harbor battle, it was again Lee vs US Grant and George Meade and their Army of the Potomac. In this conflict soldiers were disconcerted to find in the battle fields skeletons of the first battle of Gaines's Mill. As the 1864 battle unfolded past memories dissolved due to the heavy fighting in the new Cold Harbor. Battle casualties vary, however, on the conservative side, Grant lost 10,000 troops to Lee's losses of about 1,500 troops.
Robert E. Lee's victories included the battles of Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor, and Chancellorsville, the Seven Days Battle, and Second Manassas.
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.
Grant for the Union - launching a major attack on the Confederates under Robert E. Lee.
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