Harper's Weekly 6/25/1864 Newspaper, Battle of Cold Harbor, Grant

Harper's Weekly Original and Complete Cover: "Burning of the Steamer 'Berkshire' on the Hudson River" Centerfold: "General Grant's Great Campaign-General Barlow Charging the Enemy at Cold Harbor" Very Dramatic Battle Scene!* Full Page: "General Grant's Great Campaign" 2 pictures Full Page: "Grant's Great Campaign" Full Page: "Grant's Great Campaign" Half Page: "General Sherman's Campaign-Our Army Entering Resaca, Georgia" Condition: very good, normal aging (see pictures) will combine shipping fees for multiple purchases*Union General Francis C. Barlow led his division in a frontal assault against heavily fortified Confederate positions. The attack was part of a larger Union offensive aimed at capturing Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital.The assault was a disaster, with the Union troops sustaining heavy casualties and failing to break through the Confederate lines. Barlow himself was severely wounded, shot through both hips and left for dead on the battlefield. He was eventually rescued and taken prisoner by the Confederates.The Battle of Cold Harbor was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, with an estimated 7,000 Union casualties and 1,500 Confederate casualties. The Union assault was widely criticized for its poor planning and execution, with many historians arguing that the attack was a futile and unnecessary waste of lives.Despite the failure of the assault, the Union Army continued to besiege Richmond for several more months, until the fall of Petersburg in April 1865 forced the Confederates to abandon the city.