June 6,
1864
Battle
of Cold Harbor
Virginia
May
31-June 12, 1864
Day 6: Sporadic
fighting continues along the lines, in spite of Meade having sent Maj. Theo.
Lyman, of his staff, forward with a white flag to discuss a truce in order to
bury the dead. Both Meade and Lee are
suspicious of the motives of the other.
Lee delays sending an answer for most of the day. He and Grant both dither, fearful of the
implications of the tradition that whoever asks for any kind of truce is
conceding the field as the loser. The
only significant combat is when Jubal Early probes forward toward the Union
lines, but is unable to deploy his troops in impassable swamps.
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