Northern Name for Battle: Cold Harbor Southern Name for Battle: Cold Harbor Location of Battle: Hanover County, Virginia Date of Battle: June 1-3,1864 Northern Commanders: Ulysses S. Grant and George G. Meade Southern Commander: Robert E. Lee Winner: Confederate Northern Troops Involved: 108,000 Southern Troops Involved: 62,000 Northern Casualties: 12,284 Southern Casualties: unkown Interesting Facts: After what became a slaughter of Union troops, Grant wrote in his memoirs that this was the only attack he wished he had not ordered.