Assault at Cold Harbor

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath increased Confederate confidence
Union Army's morale decline
gptkbp:casualties over 12,000 Union soldiers
about 4,000 Confederate soldiers
gptkbp:combat_history strategic failures examined
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
Grant's orders questioned
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:historical_markers
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
gptkbp:date June 3, 1864
gptkbp:defense Confederate trenches
gptkbp:documentary featured in documentaries
gptkbp:educational_programs focused on Civil War history
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:has_ability efforts to maintain site
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Overland_Campaign
gptkbp:historical_debate effectiveness of leadership
gptkbp:historical_documentation relics from the battle
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:General_John_B._Gordon
gptkb:General_George_Meade
gptkbp:historical_impact shaped future military tactics
gptkbp:historical_interpretation viewed as a tragic mistake
gptkbp:historical_research ongoing studies
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the bloodiest battles
gptkbp:history dedicated to preservation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Assault at Cold Harbor
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:previous_battles
gptkbp:legacy controversial tactics
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cold_Harbor,_Virginia
gptkbp:media_appearances depicted in various films
gptkbp:military_lessons importance of reconnaissance
gptkbp:military_strategy attrition warfare
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:narrative varied perspectives on the battle
gptkbp:notable_event failed Union charges
gptkbp:notable_quote ' I would rather be shot than go into that fight again.'
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:post_war_career prolonged conflict
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_North_Anna
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses
letters from soldiers
gptkbp:ram commemorative events
gptkbp:result Confederate victory
gptkbp:significance high casualties
gptkbp:strategic_goals halted Union advance
capture Richmond
gptkbp:tactics_used frontal assault
gptkbp:terrain open fields
gptkbp:tour available for visitors
gptkbp:type offensive
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Corps_of_the_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6