Grant at Cold Harbor

**Shek** · 11-22-2009, 19:54 PM

I've got all four of the Gordon Rhea books on the Overland Campaign (he has yet to publish his fifth and final book) and was thumbing through the Cold Harbor book last night. Some very fascinating analysis and I think he frames it beautifully within the context of the campaign and the conditions. He thinks the assault on June 3 was a logical choice for Grant, and I think his arguments were compelling, especially in light of the casualty numbers he derives, 3500 for the AOP and 500 for the ANV, which cuts the ratio in half from the most oft cited figures.

Was the assault a good idea poorly executed or a bad idea from the start?

Albany Rifles · 11-23-2009, 17:23 PM

And I'll have an expansion on this later...I know its a shock that I would have an opinion on this!

**Shek** · 11-24-2009, 17:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Albany Rifles

And I'll have an expansion on this later...I know its a shock that I would have an opinion on this!

Did you get stuck in the mud reconnoitering the assault line or did Vista crash again

?

Albany Rifles · 11-24-2009, 17:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shek

Did you get stuck in the mud reconnoitering the assault line or did Vista crash again

?

I am looking around for Baldy Smith and I can't find him!

I got caught up trying to redo the architecture for future systems requirmeents in the BCTs...damn work!

But I did get my operational art homework done! Go check it out.

I'll try to ellucidate after Scouts tonight...

View Poll Results: Was Grant's idea for the assault at Cold Harbor:
A good idea poorly executed	2	66.67%
A bad idea doomed to failure	1	33.33%
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11-22-2009, 19:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Shek *Military Professional* Staff Emeritus Join Date: 02-23-05 Location: Krblachistan Posts: 10,416 Country:	Grant at Cold Harbor I've got all four of the Gordon Rhea books on the Overland Campaign (he has yet to publish his fifth and final book) and was thumbing through the Cold Harbor book last night. Some very fascinating analysis and I think he frames it beautifully within the context of the campaign and the conditions. He thinks the assault on June 3 was a logical choice for Grant, and I think his arguments were compelling, especially in light of the casualty numbers he derives, 3500 for the AOP and 500 for the ANV, which cuts the ratio in half from the most oft cited figures. Was the assault a good idea poorly executed or a bad idea from the start? __________________ "So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand." Thucydides 1.20.3

11-23-2009, 17:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Albany Rifles *Defense Professional* *Military Professional* Join Date: 04-27-07 Location: Prince George, VA Posts: 2,856 Country:	And I'll have an expansion on this later...I know its a shock that I would have an opinion on this! __________________ Frederick the Great's horse was on seven campaigns, but at the end of it all he was still a horse.

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