Battle of Cold Harbor
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Battle of Cold Harbor
As General Meade pursued General Lee, much was made of the fact that Meade's Union army was double the size of Lee's army. Many saw this size advantage as a double-edged sword. Whereas it was a good thing to have double the number of troops, the drawback was that it severely hindered mobility whereas the Confederate troops' paucity in numbers allowed for better movement. On June 3rd, 1864, the two forces squared off in what would prove to be a costly battle for the federal army, as the Confederate forces ransacked the Union army at Cold Harbor. When General Ulysses S. Grant found out about this set back, it changed his opinion about the Union army's ineptitude.
Web Video | November 22, 2006
