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pansypoo53219

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5. i recommend his memoir's, tho i bet mark twain edited out the good stuff.
Wed Nov 27, 2024, 05:13 PM
Nov 2024

ken burn's didn't mention the telegraph corps. grant made the land seige on lee way more exciting.

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How true. brush Nov 2024 #1
He called it MustLoveBeagles Nov 2024 #2
The Civil War never ended Aviation Pro Nov 2024 #3
And after all this time, we may let each other go semi-amicably. paleotn Nov 2024 #15
Took me ages to figure that out, and it was a shock when I did. Comes of not being raised in the old Confederacy. Hekate Nov 2024 #19
How prescient. enigmania Nov 2024 #4
i recommend his memoir's, tho i bet mark twain edited out the good stuff. pansypoo53219 Nov 2024 #5
I read his memoirs. Fascinating accounts of the various wars and battles LymphocyteLover Nov 2024 #20
I checked Snopes - was glad to find he really said that - and in fact he said more that DUers should read: highplainsdem Nov 2024 #6
Wow, that really hits home. Thanks for posting it. TheRickles Nov 2024 #7
He is probably our most underrated president mountain grammy Nov 2024 #9
Wow! HUAJIAO Nov 2024 #10
Grant was a wise, wise man. Imagine free "common schools" -- Imagine keeping church & state forever separate Hekate Nov 2024 #24
We were traveling below the Mason Dixon right after the election. Grant's quote is FailureToCommunicate Nov 2024 #8
Condolences. paleotn Nov 2024 #17
We know, and met, many great, right thinking folks in the Southern states. However, FailureToCommunicate Nov 2024 #23
I have always regarded Grant as the second greatest President of the 19th century. NNadir Nov 2024 #11
Sounds right wendyb-NC Nov 2024 #12
Great post Evolve Dammit Nov 2024 #13
Damn - he hit that nail square on the head. 3catwoman3 Nov 2024 #14
The autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant is stunningly brilliant. raging moderate Nov 2024 #16
He was spot on Picaro Nov 2024 #18
yes he was Skittles Nov 2024 #22
Seems like we are having that Civil War right now! LymphocyteLover Nov 2024 #21
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