The Civil War was fought over slavery. One of battles fought during the middle of the war was The Battle of Cold Harbor. The Battle of Cold Harbor was an extremely blunt battle. It was fought between the Union General Ulysses S. Grant's and the Confederate General Robert E. Lee's armies. Grant's goal for this particular battle was to attack and capture Richmond, the capitol of the Southern Confederate states, while Lee was to fight off Grant's army. This battle started on May 28, 1864 and ended on June 3, 1864 at Cold Harbor, Virginia 10 miles from Richmond. It was the turning point to the Civil War. This was one of America's deadliest,bloodiest, and most violent battles ever fought and many of the Union soldiers were killed by Confederates
