What are the biggest myths surrounding the battle of Cold Harbor?

We talk with Mike Gorman, an historian and park ranger at Richmond National Battlefield Park about the many myths surrounding Cold Harbor. Did 3,000 men really die in one hour? Was Grant really a butcher?

Learn more about Mike’s work and RNBP at the following sites:
http://mdgorman.com/
http://www.nps.gov/rich/index.htm

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Battlefield Echoes: MOPs, MOEs, and Chancellorsville

Library of Congress Kurz & Allison’s depiction of the Battle of Chancellorsville In the aftermath of his army’s defeat at Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee welcomed a brother of Secretary…