Cold Harbor Battlefield

In 1864, Generals Grant and Meade led the Union Army of the Potomac into battle against Robert E. Lee at Cold Harbor, Virginia.

On June 3, Grant ordered on assault all across the line against Lee's entrenched troops. The result: anywhere from 3500 to 7000 casualties within roughly twenty minutes.

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[kat2741]

Could you please tell me the name of the opening tune in your video. It's excellent!

[Carl Alessi]

It's from the movie "Gettysburg"; it's the track titled "Fife and Gun." I found it makes for good traveling music.

[Carl Alessi]

It's from the movie "Gettysburg"; it's the track titled "Fife and Gun." I found it makes for good traveling music.

[sheldonone]

UMMMM....The sign asked you not to disturb the trenches because they are very fragile. But, no, you just had to climb in and shoot your video. I once took on a bus full of German travelers at Little Round Top, literally grabbing one guy who was trying to steal a rock, and holding on to him until he replaced it. I would have done the same with you.

Please, have a little respect.

[Carl Alessi]

@sheldonone: Gee "Sheldon"...ever heard of that magnificent device known to modern man as the "zoom lens"? Basically, it allows you to shoot from a distance, rather than having to "climb in", as you assumed.

Incidentally, my passive agressive hero...if you for 2 seconds had attempted to illegally detain me or my wife, you would find it to be mistake #2.

I would suggest you find out when Rainn Wilson plans to retire from "The Office." Maybe you can fill his fictional, fascistic shoes.

[mpd613]

southern propagandist? We have been taught northern propagandism for ever in our schools. Anytiime someone says anything different from a history book from school, you are labeled a propagandist. How shitty did grant and sherman treat the southerners when they burned everything? The north was full of shitty people just like the south

[dikwee420]

instead of sending a billion in foreigne aid lets spend that billion on restoration of civil war battlefields

[Doug Cooper]

I really enjoyed your video!

[Pencil guy Jim G]

Cold Harbor was the Union Armies version of Pickett's Charge...

[Imachowderhead]

My ggg Grandpa fought here as a color sgt for the 31st NC infantry. Imagine what he saw that day?

[Elli Hurdle]

Sorry to say, but I could not watch more than a minute of your video, even after trying to skip through. Anything that I was looking for, I was not going to find. I was MUCH too distracted by the music.

[CFMD28]

You are a very wise and insightful young man. The powers of govt. and media do more to create hostility between people of different races than we ourselves could ever do on our own. Besides, and I believe you already know this, it's not an issue of black, white, brown, or yellow, it's whether you're rich or poor. The true struggle has always been Need against Greed. I really believe our politicians are our worst enemies. That's coming from a man who grew up poor. Peace!