Cold Harbor


noun
  1. a locality in Virginia, NE of Richmond: Civil War battle in 1864.

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How to use Cold Harbor in a sentence

  • The general position of the two armies in Grant's battles at Cold Harbor is indicated by the accompanying diagram.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • There had been scarcely an hour of quiet from the moment when the army broke camp at Culpepper till it reached Cold Harbor.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • Having made these arrangements, Grant returned to his army, which had been lying behind its intrenchments at Cold Harbor.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • Here once more he found his indefatigable opponent in his front, very strongly posted at Cold Harbor.

  • The breastworks that were built now were of a different order to the temporary ones in the Wilderness and at Cold Harbor.

    History of Kershaw's Brigade | D. Augustus Dickert