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Inside the brutal five battles that left 80,000 soldiers dead or wounded

The Overland Campaign inflicted over 80,000 casualties and forced Confederate forces into the Siege of Petersburg, marking a decisive, attritional Union strategy against Lee.

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Why did Grant regret the costly Cold Harbor attack more than any other?

Cold Harbor was a devastating Union defeat that shifted the Overland Campaign into trench warfare at the Siege of Petersburg.

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Inside the brutal five battles that left 80,000 soldiers dead or wounded

Why did Grant regret the costly Cold Harbor attack more than any other?

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