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Cold harbor was the only battle that the confederacy and the union knew about, before the battle began!
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.
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The Battle of Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864.
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The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought between the Union and the Confederacy during the American Civil War. It lasted from May 31 to June 12, 1864.
A total of 2,632 soldiers died as a result the Battle at Cold Harbor. Of these, 1,844 were Union soldiers and 788 were Confederate.
Union General US Grant had two problems regarding the US Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor before his planned assault even took place. One problem was one he himself created. First it was a day late, giving the Confederates to bolster their defenses. The second problem was that Union generals US grant and General Meade, had not bothered to properly scout the Rebel's positions, therefore not fully understanding where they were concentrated and where they were not. These came to be key factors in the Union's defeat at Cold Harbor in 1864.
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.
at Cold Harbor, Maryland