Two officers and six men of the 8th and 25th North Carolina Regts., who were out in search of the bodies of officers of their respective regiments, were captured and brought into our lines, owing to this want of understanding.

I regret this, but will state that as soon as I learned the fact, I directed that they should not be held as prisoners, but must be returned to their commands.

These officers and men having been carelessly brought through our lines to the rear have not determined whether they will be sent back the way they came, or whether they will be sent by some other route.
Regretting that all my efforts for alleviating the sufferings of wounded men left upon the battle-field have been rendered nugatory, I remain, &c., U.S.GRANT, Lieutenant-General.
I have always regretted that the last assault at Cold Harbor was ever made.

I might say the same thing of the assault of the 22d of May, 1863, at Vicksburg.

At Cold Harbor no advantage whatever was gained to compensate for the heavy loss we sustained.