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/PICSOLUNION.LBM
JUNE 1 1864
On June 1 the Confederate's at Cold Harbor started to
dig in, expecting an assault by Grant's men. It came
two days later with an assault on part of the
Confederate's front line. In thirty minutes, 7,000
Union soldiers fell.
The soldiers knew the odds of return were slim and
attached bits of paper to their jackets containing
their names and next of kin, the beginning of 'dog
tags'.
The incredible losses sustained shocked the Northern
leaders and from that day military tactics used by
the Union changed. Siege became the order of the day.
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