For 10 points, name this 1864 battle of the Overland Campaign, a lopsided Confederate victory fought near the surprisingly inland town now known as Mechanicsville.
This battle occurred after an engagement at Totopotomoy, after which an early force led by General Sheridan engaged troops under General Fitzhugh Lee. The final assault of this battle, intended to push Confederate forces back to the Chickahominy River, had been continually delayed to give rest to the II Corps under Winfield Scott Hancock, allowing troops of John Breckinridge and Ambrose Hill to reinforce the dug in Confederate forces. In his memoirs, Grant regretted that final assault, the last major battle in a (*) campaign that included the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse and the Battle of the Wilderness which ended with Union forces marching towards Petersburg. For 10 points, name this 1864 battle of the Overland Campaign, a lopsided Confederate victory fought near the surprisingly inland town now known as Mechanicsville.
This battle occurred after an engagement at Totopotomoy, after which an early force led by General Sheridan engaged troops under General Fitzhugh Lee.
Battle of {Cold Harbor}