After suffering a devastating defeat on June 3, Union General Ulysses S. Grant pulls his troops from their positions at Cold Harbor, Virginia, and moves south.
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Jun 12, 1864:
Grant pulls out of Cold Harbor
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This Week in History, Jun 12 - Jun 18
- Jun 12, 1862
- J.E.B. Stuart rides around the Union army
- Jun 12, 1864
- Grant pulls out of Cold Harbor
- Jun 13, 1864
- Grant swings toward Petersburg
- Jun 14, 1863
- Union defeated at the Second Battle of Winchester
- Jun 15, 1863
- Lincoln calls for help
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- Union thwarted at the Battle of Secessionville
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