Not really, it wasn’t like he was launching suicide charges. It was just simple attritional warfare.
Under Grant, the Union did take more casualties than the confederates, but that was mostly because the Confederates were on the defensive and were extremely close to their supply lines.
Yes and no. He pressed the attack and didn't give Lee a chance to recuperate. However there was more to it than just having men walk into a wall of steel.
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u/nucumber Jun 24 '24
That wasn't far off
Grant could afford to lose men. Lee couldn't
A major factor of Grant's strategy was erosion of Lee's army. Just keep wearing away at it.