Civil War Combat: America's Bloodiest Battles

The Tragedy at Cold Harbor (1x4)

Exibido em:: Fev 25, 2000

Relentlessly pursuing Lee's forces, Grant finally caught up with him outside of Richmond, Virginia, and sent his troops into what some called a suicidal assault against the well-entrenched Confederate armies. Ultimately, the Union paid the price with over seven thousand lives lost in just twenty minutes. According to one Rebel officer observing the slaughter, 'It wasn't war. It was murder.'