Senin, 06 November 2017

Hallowed Ground: Cold Harbor, Virginia

By the late spring of 1864 Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was advancing on the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va., and relentlessly pressuring Robert E. Lee’s army. With his appointment as commander of the Union forces, Grant had brought a new approach to the war—one of brutal attrition. Knowing he could replace as many men …

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