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? Cold Harbor was a disaster. Robert E. Lee's army hadset up crossfire positions. They...

Grant • S01E03 • 2020

� Cold Harbor was a disaster. Robert E. Lee's army had
set up crossfire positions. They had
an enormous advantage, and within only
five hours' time, Grant's army had sustained thousands of casualties
in one morning assault. ‐ One Union soldier likened
that combat at Cold Harbor to a volcanic blast, that wasn't war;
it was murder

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‐ Cold Harbor was a disaster.

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Robert E. Lee's army had set up crossfire positions.

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They had an enormous advantage,

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and within only five hours' time,

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Grant's army had sustained

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thousands of casualties in one morning assault.

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‐ One Union soldier likened that combat at Cold Harbor

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to a volcanic blast,

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that wasn't war; it was murder.

Duration

32 seconds

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Timestamp in Movie

00:06:24

Uploaded

May 27, 2025

Season

Episode

Genres

documentary, biography, history

Production

RadicalMedia,Appian Way,A+E Global Media,Lionsgate Television,Film Afrika

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Movie Summary

The documentary-series examines Ulysses S. Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.