Re: Starz v.s. Showtime. movie channels except for HBO (for original series) are a waste of money. They show the same movies over and over.
The Battle of Cold Harbor was a major defeat for the Union. The North suffered about 13,000 total casualties to the South's approximately 2,500. Morale was low; the troops were tired. Even Grant seemed depressed.
Interesting Facts about the Battle of the Ironclads. 1  The Merrimack (Virginia) was destroyed by Confederate soldiers when the Union took over the port at Norfolk, Virginia in 1862. 2  The Monitor sank during a storm off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on December 31, 1862.