Battle of Cold Harbor

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkb:military_engagement
gptkbp:aftermath influenced future military strategies
Union morale decline
increased trench warfare
increased Union morale issues
criticism of Grant's tactics
Union Army's morale decline
Union Army's morale decreased
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Confederate_Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:Union_Army's_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkb:Grant's_Overland_Campaign
gptkbp:battle retreat to Petersburg
gptkbp:casualties 18,000
4,000
over 18,000
12,000
over 12,000 Union soldiers
over 4,000 Confederate soldiers
over 18,000 Union casualties
over 3,000 Confederate casualties
Confederate casualties estimated at 4,000
Union casualties estimated at 12,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:George_G._Meade
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_B._Gordon
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:historical_texts
gptkb:memorials
gptkb:historical_markers
reenactments
gptkbp:commemoration gptkb:historical_markers
Civil War reenactments
memorials and historical sites
gptkbp:contributed_to Union strategy failures
gptkbp:coordinates 37.5750° N, 77.2833° W
gptkbp:date June 1, 1864
1864-06-01
gptkbp:defense Confederate trenches
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:books
gptkb:historical_texts
gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:films
films and documentaries
films about the Civil War
gptkbp:duration 8 days
approximately 2 weeks
gptkbp:featured_in gptkb:historical_texts
entrenched positions
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Overland_Campaign
May 1864 to June 1864
June 1 and June 12, 1864
May 1864 and June 1864
Cold Harbor Road
May 1864 and April 1865
May 31, 1864 to June 12, 1864
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Virginia
1864
gptkbp:historical_analysis debated among historians
discussed in the context of total war
used as a case study in tactics
examined for its leadership decisions
studied for its impact on future battles
analyzed for its strategic failures
analyzed for its human cost
examined for its political ramifications
considered a turning point in the war's public perception
considered a lesson in military planning
reflected on in military education
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Overland_Campaign
part of the Overland Campaign
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Official_Records_of_the_War_of_the_Rebellion
Grant's Memoirs
gptkbp:historical_event part of the Overland Campaign
part of the Siege of Petersburg
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Daniel_H._Hill
gptkb:David_Hunter
gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Stephen_D._Lee
gptkb:William_Mahone
gptkb:William_T._Sherman
gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart
gptkb:Wade_Hampton
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:John_G._Foster_Jr.
gptkb:Richard_Ewell
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Edwin_M._Stanton
gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_B._Gordon
gptkb:Philip_Kearny
gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkb:George_Crook
gptkb:George_H._Thomas
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:James_Ewell_Brown_Stuart
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkb:John_G._Parke
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:Henry_W._Halleck
gptkb:Alexander_H._Stephens
gptkb:George_Pickett
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:Braxton_Bragg
gptkb:Robert_Ransom_Jr.
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkb:P._G._T._Beauregard
gptkb:Richard_H._Anderson
gptkb:Gustavus_W._Smith
gptkb:Robert_Toombs
gptkb:A._P._Hill
gptkb:Joseph_B._Kershaw
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future military strategies
influenced military tactics
influenced public perception of the war
led to changes in military tactics
demoralized Union troops
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the bloodiest battles
one of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War
one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War
one of the final battles of the Overland Campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Cold Harbor
gptkbp:impact psychological trauma
loss of leadership
influenced future military tactics
strategic reevaluation
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:previous_battles
tactics of the time
previous battles in Virginia
gptkbp:involved artillery bombardment
cavalry skirmishes
infantry charges
gptkbp:involved_technology gptkb:artillery
rifled muskets
trenches
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military studies
gptkbp:is_remembered_for trench warfare tactics
gptkbp:known_for failed frontal assaults
Grant's costly frontal assaults
gptkbp:led_to changes in military strategy
gptkbp:legacy remains a controversial battle in military history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hanover_County,_Virginia
gptkb:Virginia
near Mechanicsville
gptkbp:media_appearances featured in documentaries
depicted in films
discussed in history books
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:Cold_Harbor_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:military_strategy flanking maneuvers
artillery bombardment
entrenchment
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Gaines'_Mill
Battle of Cold Harbor (1862)
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Stephen_D._Lee
gptkb:William_Mahone
gptkb:Wade_Hampton
gptkb:John_G._Foster_Jr.
gptkb:D._H._Hill
gptkb:Richard_Ewell
gptkb:Lafayette_Mc_Laws
gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_B._Gordon
gptkb:George_E._Pickett
gptkb:General_Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:General_John_B._Gordon
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:General_Richard_H._Anderson
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:General_John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:General_William_Mahone
gptkb:George_Pickett
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:Robert_Ransom_Jr.
gptkb:General_George_Pickett
gptkb:General_George_Meade
gptkb:Richard_H._Anderson
gptkb:General_John_G._Parke
gptkb:Gustavus_W._Smith
gptkb:A._P._Hill
gptkb:Joseph_B._Kershaw
gptkb:Henry_Heth
gptkb:Jubal_Early
gptkbp:notable_for high casualties
Grant's regret over the assault
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_North_Anna
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Bethesda_Church
gptkb:Overland_Campaign
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Grant's_Overland_Campaign
Battle of Cold Harbor (1862)
gptkbp:result Confederate victory
gptkbp:significance demonstrated the challenges of trench warfare
one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War
high casualties for Union forces
failed Union assault
demonstrated the horrors of war
gptkbp:strategic_goals Union forces halted
capture of Richmond
gptkbp:strategic_importance defensive position
failed Union assault
gptkbp:strategy frontal assault
frontal assault by Union forces
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:tactics_used trench warfare
flanking maneuvers
defensive positions
artillery bombardment
frontal assault
entrenchment
gptkbp:type offensive
offensive battle
gptkbp:was_marked_by high levels of attrition
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3