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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The Consequences of Damning the Torpedoes

Rear Adm. David Farragut famously “damned the torpedoes” when he closed off the port of Mobile as a haven for blockade runners. But the Union navy’s and army’s final push…