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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MCWHIRTER: Battle Hymns (2012)

Battle Hymns: The Power and Popularity of Music in the Civil War by Christian McWhirter. University of North Carolina Press, 2012. Cloth, ISBN: 0807835500. $39.95. In Battle Hymns: The Power and Popularity…