Battlke of retailer Cold Harbor

Item Civil War Centennial (1965) reprint of 1891 Kurz & Allison chromolithograph of the Battle of Cold Harbor, including list of commanders and casualties. Printed from the original plates.
Paper size 18”H X 24”W
Image Size 15”HX21”W
Condition Excellent. Brilliant colors. No tears or discoloration. Printed on heavy stock.
ABT: In the summer of 1864, the Union Army of the Potomac was fighting its way south toward Richmond, Virginia.  In a series of battles collectively known as the Overland Campaign, the Federals had suffered more than 50,000 casualties but had also forced Robert E. Lee's Confederate veterans to abandon much of northern Virginia.  The small crossroads of Cold Harbor, just 10 miles north of Richmond, became the focal point of the action in late May.  From May 31–June 3, Ulysses S. Grant ordered repeated attacks against entrenched Confederate positions, culminating in an enormously bloody repulse on June 3.  Both armies held their ground and kept up a withering fire between the lines until June 12, at which point Grant withdrew but continued to move east and south.  The Army of the Potomac crossed the James River and retailer, by June 16, was in position to directly threaten the manufacturing and rail center of Petersburg—a critical gateway to Richmond.