Grant being a man with no cruelty in him, who couldnt take the sight of blood and couldn't tolerate cruelty to animals. Battles like c.h. must have wracked him with pain. However he had the forsight to know that this was the only way to end the war with any quickness. My favorite American of the 19th century.

@HistorywithWaffles

3 ай бұрын

Grant was a great soldier

@asuperstraightpureblood

3 ай бұрын

@@HistorywithWaffles born for his time

Thank you very much for sharing this and your knowledge of the events. Just discovered that my great-great grandfather fought at this battle for the Union side. He suffered a wound to the leg.

@HistorywithWaffles

3 ай бұрын

That’s cool, what’s their name? Thanks for watching.

Thank you, for the time and effort that you give to share such fascinating video content on your channel. It is appreciated. 💕^^

@HistorywithWaffles

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting. I’m happy you enjoyed it.

Another well put together vid love it

@HistorywithWaffles

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy, standby for Antietam coming soon.

@christull6572

10 ай бұрын

Spot on mate iam from the UK and have been into the American Civil war since i was a boy great syuff@@HistorywithWaffles

I live near Cold Harbor. It’s sad a lot of the battlefield has become townhouses and apartments. There’s a creek near there where confederate and Union forces exchanged fire with one another but where the battlefield was is now a subdivision on one side and apartments on the other.

@HistorywithWaffles

10 ай бұрын

That’s why my donations go to the American Battlefield Trust. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@JefferyMckay-qy8tc

6 ай бұрын

They need to do like they did the apts up 360 in on the Richmond side of the swamp. They built apts inside of the union works there and it's extremely well preserved by the apts residents

@JefferyMckay-qy8tc

6 ай бұрын

Btw most residents are southern blacks, who say Richmond got the shaft

@mikesabota2570

Ай бұрын

As a kid,found many artifacts around that area..all farm fields and woods..not like that now..The creek is probably Beaver Dam Creek..once was all fields and woods..now totally developed..don't think there is even a marker there for commemoration...sad..

Guys probably never slept unless they were completely exhausted after being up 2 or 3 days and nights straight I can’t imagine anyone ever having a decent night sleep

@HistorywithWaffles

9 ай бұрын

Especially during the Petersburg campaign. Thanks for watching

I had a confederate ancestor who got captured during the battle of cold harbor and nothing better as a southern learning about a Yankee defeat

@HistorywithWaffles

8 ай бұрын

Well then stop by my video on Gaines Mill. That was a southern victory. Thanks for watching.

Cold harbor is haunted. My moms house is about 1 mile from shady grove church. I have done much relic hunting there and found 4bodies there

@HistorywithWaffles

6 ай бұрын

It’s a great place to visit

@JefferyMckay-qy8tc

6 ай бұрын

@@HistorywithWaffles but now unless you know the farmer no metal detecting allowed. Check out blue and grey storage and n 360 they found many, many relics when clearing for that dang parking lot