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re: On this day in 1866, Ulysses S. Grant became the first 4-star general in U.S. Army history

Posted on 7/25/20 at 1:31 pm to
Posted by AUsteriskPride
Albuquerque, NM
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 7/25/20 at 1:31 pm to
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Calling him an idiot is internet hyperbole, but seriously, frick him.

He had a path to victory and chose the wrong path.


I honestly don't know if he wanted the path to victory. He was always torn on state rights and the conservation of the union through Constitutional means.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
42574 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 1:46 pm to
I agree with you here. I felt like he was conflicted. But the south had major advantages. Labor alone would have made trench warfare problematic for union troops. They were not built or trained for gorilla and siege warfare.
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