6 years ago. June 10, 2018 at 5:54 PM
Ok...sorry but I'm in story mode...a battle called Cold Harbor.....Grant crossed a river into an open field..in classic Napoleonic fashion... Lees men were entrenched on 3 sides...it was slaughter... 5000 down in minutes... The men panicked.. Started to flee..Grant met them at the river..sword in hand..they reorganized and set up defenses...earlier Union generals would have retreated...not Grant...he stood his ground.. Didnt sleep.. Encouraged his men..lee didnt attack... He knew Grant...the following evening was calm...an aide searched for Grant...he found him behind a tree...kneeling...head in his hands...weeping uncontrollably