Grant a slave owner? Before the war he worked as a clerk in a dry goods store. He was drunk and broke.
larry On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:21:23 -0600, Russel Madere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Grant is a close second, but he was a large slave owner. Lee was a > reluctant slave owner. His father in law left him a slave who refused > to accept freedom. He knew he would have a better life as property. > > > > Russel Madere > Webmaster > 504.832.9835 > SunShine Pages by EATEL > www.sunshinepages.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 12:12 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Interesting Quote from the 19th century. > > He wasn't all that great. Look at his last offensive at Bristoe > Station or his command at Gettysburg. Not the greatest. Grant his > superior in strategy, and Sherman was far beyond Lee tactically. He > was a good leader, but he violated his own rules at the end. > > larry > > On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:46:17 -0600, Russel Madere > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > By far one of my favorite soldiers ever. > > > > > > > > Russel Madere > > Webmaster > > 504.832.9835 > > SunShine Pages by EATEL > > www.sunshinepages.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 11:39 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Interesting Quote from the 19th century. > > > > 2 quotes from another famous American general: > > > > "It is well that war is so terrible - we would grow too fond of it" > > > > "What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and > > friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in > > this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our > > neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world." > > > > Robert E. Lee > > > > On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 08:54:06 -0800, William Bowen > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "Magnificent! Compared to war all other forms of human endeavor > shrink > > > to insignificance. God help me, I do love it so!" -- George S. > Patton > > > > > > -- > > > -- > > > > > > will > > > > > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > > > and that would just be unacceptable." > > > - Carrie Fisher > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:136645 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
