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  • #787 - 1937 3c Army and Navy: Sherman, Grant and Sheridan
    May 31, 2026

    Start of the Battle of Cold Harbor
    On May 31, 1864, forces assembled in Virginia for the bloody Battle of Cold Harbor. The clash became one of the final major battles of Grant’s Overland Campaign against Robert E. Lee.
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