In which we look at the care of the large numbers of wounded during the Overland Campaign, how both sides dealt with the many enemy soldiers taken captive, and what happened with the dead.

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#495- THE OVERLAND CAMPAIGN'S WOUNDED, PRISONERS, & DEAD

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#481- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Third)

#482- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Fourth)

#483- THE WILDERNESS (Part the Fifth)

#484- SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the First)

#485- SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the Second)

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#486- SPOTSYLVANIA (Part the Third)

#487- THE COLLAPSE OF GRANT'S PERIPHERAL STRATEGY (Part the First)

#488- THE COLLAPSE OF GRANT'S PERIPHERAL STRATEGY (Part the Second)

#489- BATTLE OF YELLOW TAVERN

#490- THE COLLAPSE OF GRANT'S PERIPHERAL STRATEGY (Part the Third)

#491- TO THE NORTH ANNA (Part the First)

#492- TO THE NORTH ANNA (Part the Second)

#493- "I FEEL THAT OUR SUCCESS OVER LEE'S ARMY IS ALREADY ASSURED"

#494- TOTOPOTOMOY CREEK

#495- THE OVERLAND CAMPAIGN'S WOUNDED, PRISONERS, & DEAD

#496- STEPPING INTO HELL: The Soldier's Ordeal During the Overland Campaign

#497- THE PRESIDENT THINKS VERY HIGHLY OF WHAT GRANT HAS DONE

#498- COLD HARBOR (Part the First)

#499- COLD HARBOR (Part the Second)

#500- COLD HARBOR (Part the Third)

#501- THE OVERLAND CAMPAIGN: A Conclusion

#502- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the First)

#503- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Second)

#504- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Third)

#505- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Fourth)

#506- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Fifth)

#507- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Sixth)

#508- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Seventh)

#509- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Eighth)

#510- THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Ninth)

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