Civil War Bullet in Wood from Cold Harbor / SOLD
A well-preserved piece of a tree with a Civil War minie bullet fired into it during the Battle of Cold Harbor. The wood measures 4.5” long. The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought near Mechanicsville, Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, 1864, with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3. It was one of the final battles of Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign and is remembered as one of American history's most lopsided battles. Thousands of Union soldiers were killed or wounded in a hopeless frontal assault against the fortified positions of Robert E. Lee's army. Grant said of the battle in his Personal Memoirs, "I have always regretted that the last assault at Cold Harbor was ever made. ... No advantage whatever was gained to compensate for the heavy loss we sustained."
Inventory Number: BUL 363 / SOLD