On the 21st of May Grant moved by the left flank to North Anna River,
where he again encountered Lee, and after several engagements moved again by the
left from that position on the 27th toward Cold Harbor. Grant's losses between
the 20th and 26th were 186 killed, 792 wounded, and 165 missing. Lee's losses
during this period have never been fully ascertained. After much fighting by
detached portions of the two armies, Grant made a general assault upon Lee's
heavily entrenched position at Cold Harbor on 3 June, but did not succeed in
carrying it, being repelled with a loss of about 7,000 in killed, wounded, and
missing, while Lee's loss was probably not more than 2,500.
The campaign had now lasted thirty days. Grant had received during this
time about 40,000 re-enforcements, and had lost 39,259 men--6,586 killed, 26,047
wounded, and 6,626 missing. Lee had received about 30,000 re-enforcements. There
are no official figures as to his exact losses, but they have been estimated at
about equal to his re-enforcements.
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