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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GERARD: The Last Battleground (2019)

The Last Battleground: The Civil War Comes to North Carolina by Philip Gerard. University of North Carolina Press, 2019. Cloth, IBSN: 978-1469649566. $28.00. Philip Gerard’s The Last Battleground: The Civil War Comes to…