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Born on this day 202 years ago…
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:44 am
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:44 am
The greatest military commander in American history and 18th President of the United States:
ULYSSES S. GRANT
ULYSSES S. GRANT
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Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:47 am to RollTide1987
Proud to be the first downvote 
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:47 am to RollTide1987
If Stonewall Jackson hadn’t been killed that bastard would have been in Andersonville
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:48 am to RollTide1987
quote:Thats a stretch…
The greatest military commander in American history
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:49 am to RollTide1987
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The greatest drunkard military commander in American history and 18th President of the United States:
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:50 am to RollTide1987
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:50 am to RollTide1987
Thank you U.S. Grant, a true American Hero 
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:52 am to RollTide1987
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The greatest military commander in American history and 18th President of the United States
Is this some kind of a troll or joke? Grant isn’t even in the top 100 US military commanders (counting confederate commanders in this).
The union army was twice the size as the confederate army and had the benefit of superior logistics.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:52 am to RollTide1987
The 34th President was a better military commander.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:53 am to RollTide1987
Got his arse kicked by a Kentuckian day one at Shiloh.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:00 am to RollTide1987
Did you honestly think you'd get a lot of upvotes?
Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:07 am to RollTide1987
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The greatest military commander in American history
Not even top 10
Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:08 am to RollTide1987
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ULYSSES S. GRANT
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He is a butcher and is not fit to be at the head of an army. Yes, he generally manages to claim a victory, but such a victory! He loses two men to the enemy's one. He has no management, no regard for life."
Mary Todd Lincoln
Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:18 am to RollTide1987
His "greatness" as a commander was just all about having more. More men. More equipment. More guns. More food. More horses.
He knew he had enough to eventually overwhelm southern forces no matter what it cost the north. No matter how much you lose, just keep pressing forward until you drown them.
I mean, it works. The Red Army used the same strategy against Germany. But there's nothing "great" about it.
Most of us on here could have done the same.
He knew he had enough to eventually overwhelm southern forces no matter what it cost the north. No matter how much you lose, just keep pressing forward until you drown them.
I mean, it works. The Red Army used the same strategy against Germany. But there's nothing "great" about it.
Most of us on here could have done the same.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:18 am to RollTide1987
Ooof...shows your lack of Civil War history to laud Grant.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:22 am to RollTide1987
Conversation between Lee and Jackson after the first day's engagement at Chancellorsville:
Hotchkiss returned to where Lee and Jackson had resumed their discussion and traced the route. There was a moment of silence. Then Lee said; “General Jackson, what do you propose to do?”
Jackson: “Go around here.” He pointed to the line Hotchkiss had shown.
Lee: “What do you propose to make this movement with?”
Jackson, without hesitation: “With my whole corps.” [31,000 men]
Lee: “What will you leave me?”
Jackson: “The divisions of Anderson and McLaws.” [14,000 men to face the 60,000 man Union army]
Lee: "Well you had better get on."
Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:33 am to RollTide1987
It’s true that US Grant had a “Soviet style” of warfare, but to his credit he knew that was the fastest way to win.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:36 am to RollTide1987
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greatest military commander in American history
Um no. Not even close. He was very effective in utilizing some main advantages, but even with that there is question on if he knew and was doing it on purpose, or if it was just how he did things.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:54 am to RollTide1987
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RollTide1987
What a loser you are.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 12:48 pm to RollTide1987
150 years before me!
We also share a birthday with Sheena Easton.
We also share a birthday with Sheena Easton.
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