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What did General in Chief US Grant say about his defeat at Cold Harbor in 1864?
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General Grant was very candid about his defeat at the Battle of Cold Harbor in June of 1864. He had lost 7,000 men by ordering a frontal assault on the Confederate entrenched troops. Grant later wrote that this set back was the greatest regret he ever had regarding frontal assaults. He had believed that the assault was a necessity and that it would result in positive results. He said that no progress was made by the assault and the heavy losses were all in vain.
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How did the battle of cold harbor affect the civil 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.
When did Lincoln appoint grant the general in?
He appointed Grant as General-in-Chief in March 1864.
Who did lincoln make the general in chief of the union armies?
general grant
Who was the general that defeat lee at petersburg?
U.S. Grant
Who was General Lee and General Grant?
Grant was General-in-Chief of the Union armies, and Lee was General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant at Appomattox Court House, which is taken as the effective end of hostilities.
What prevented Lieutenant General US Grant from winning the US Civil War by defeating Rebel armies on the battlefields?
He did defeat them. He was General-in-Chief, and personally took the surrender of Lee, which effectively ended the war.
What was the new position of General Henry Halleck when US Grant became general in chief in 1864?
When President Lincoln appointed General US grant to the position of general in chief, it created two new elements in the Union' high command. Grant became the chief of staff to President Lincoln and the former general in chief, Henry W. Halleck became Grant's chief of staff. Halleck was well adapted to this role and operated the army's headquarters efficiently and effectively.
How did general grant plan to defeat the south?
Because he is awesome
Grant is named commander in-chief?
During the Civil War, Grant was made a Lt. General. He became the general over all the other generals. President Lincoln remained the Commander in Chief. Grant became the Commander in Chief when he became President.
What was the outcome for battle of Chattanooga?
Confederate defeat, and the end of any hopes of Southern dominance of Tennessee. Additional credit to U.S. Grant, who became General-in-Chief of the Union forces.
Who took over as general for Ulysses S. Grant?
Do you mean who replaced Grant as General-in-Chief when he became President? That was Sherman.
Who took command of the union forces and the north to there defeat of the south?
President Abraham Lincoln, as Commander-in-Chief, was in command of the Union forces in the US Civil War. He had a number of Generals under him, ultimately Ulysses S. Grant was the General who managed the defeat of Southern forces under General Lee, and thus, eventually the defeat of the Confederacy.
