The next battle, the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, lasted for the better part of two weeks …show more content…
It was the final battle of Grant's Overland Campaign and is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest battles. Thousands of Union soldiers were killed or wounded in a hopeless frontal assault against General Robert E. Lee's army. Union cavalry seized the crossroads of Old Cold Harbor, holding it against Confederate attacks until the Union infantry arrived. Both Grant and Lee whose armies had suffered many casualties received reinforcements. On June 2, the remainder of both armies arrived and the Confederates built a detailed series of fortifications seven miles long. Grant said in one of his battle memoirs, “I have always regretted that the last assault at Cold Harbor was ever made...No advantage was ever made. ... No advantage whatever was gained to compensate for the heavy loss we