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beginning
Lincoln appointed grant as commander of the union -
army size
there were 102,000 union soldiers and 61,000 confederate soldiers. the confederate was ran by Robert E. Lee and the union was ran by Ulysses S Grant. -
advantages and disadvantages
advantages- there were more union soldiers,
disadvantages- less confederate soldiers -
first day
the battle began on the morning of may 5th -
second day
on the morning of may 6th the unions 2nd corp attacked on plank road -
third day
on the third day it had pretty much ended and the union suffered 18400 casulties and the about 11400 confederates died.