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    Who gives a **** about Grant?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ALCOAR View Post
    Who gives a **** about Grant?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ALCOAR View Post
    Who gives a **** about Grant?
    Because, if for no other reason, he was a US president, which makes him historically noteworthy. Why the animus of a trolling post?

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    Quote Originally Posted by chuckman View Post
    Because, if for no other reason, he was a US president, which makes him historically noteworthy. Why the animus of a trolling post?
    Not to mention that between himself, Lee and Sherman they marked some of the first steps of transition from Napoleonic warfare toward modern... actually, there are parallels between Grant's generalship and Trump's presidency, both were considered "vulgar" and "outsiders" by Capitol Establishments that hated their pugnacity and "try something different 'til I find something that works" thinking.
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    Quote Originally Posted by chuckman View Post
    Because, if for no other reason, he was a US president, which makes him historically noteworthy. Why the animus of a trolling post?
    His avatar should be a clue. The South will never get over that L. God forbid they find out many of us Westerners think Sherman was a hero. I suspect this thread will fall apart within a few pages like all of our other Civil War related posts.

    US Grant was an interesting character in the war, especially considering he was basically a failure at everything else he tried in civilian life.
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    Stonewall Jackson: many think he was the best field commander the USA ever produced. Better than Washington, Winfield Scott, Lee, Pershing, Patton, Abrams.

    Sherman gets his reputation from his scorched earth campaigns.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Uni-Vibe View Post
    Stonewall Jackson: many think he was the best field commander the USA ever produced...
    I have wondered for the longest time if the day Gen. Jackson died (by friendly fire, no less) was the day the cause (of the Confederacy) was lost...

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    Part III was best of the series and think I will read his memoirs. My grandmother had a first edition printing of that book. I had no idea of the value at the time. Part III suggests he was a much better POTUS than given credit for. The mini series based on this biography:

    https://www.amazon.com/Grant-Ron-Che...0671003&sr=1-1
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThirdWatcher View Post
    I have wondered for the longest time if the day Gen. Jackson died (by friendly fire, no less) was the day the cause (of the Confederacy) was lost...
    On the eve of one of their greatest victories no less.
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    Excellent series, dvr'd it here. Interesting that the left's playbook has not changed in over 100 years.

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