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kairos12

(13,706 posts) Sat Apr 27, 2019, 09:49 PM Apr 2019

Drumpt likes Lee

I like General Grant. That is, a patriotic and victorious General.

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Drumpt likes Lee (Original Post) kairos12 Apr 2019 OP

William Tecumseh Sherman was far more interesting..... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2019 #1

Sherman had the right idea of what to do with the traitorous bastards ProudLib72 Apr 2019 #3

from Atlanta to Savannah demtenjeep Apr 2019 #5

? I thought tRump liked winners?? mitch96 Apr 2019 #2

I would've thought Trump "likes generals who didn't surrender"... RockRaven Apr 2019 #4

Well, you know, he was never captured. Warren_Pointe Apr 2019 #6

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,982 posts)

1. William Tecumseh Sherman was far more interesting.....

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 09:59 PM

Apr 2019

And smarter than Grant in many respects.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

3. Sherman had the right idea of what to do with the traitorous bastards

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:01 PM

Apr 2019

Should have let him lead reconstruction instead of stupid ass Johnson.

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)

5. from Atlanta to Savannah

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:53 PM

Apr 2019

burn it all down

mitch96

(15,876 posts)

2. ? I thought tRump liked winners??

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:00 PM

Apr 2019

so much winning..
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RockRaven

(19,754 posts)

4. I would've thought Trump "likes generals who didn't surrender"...

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:49 PM

Apr 2019

to paraphrase some of his bile.

Warren_Pointe

(345 posts)

6. Well, you know, he was never captured.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:04 PM

Apr 2019

And even though it was a lost cause, he made sure that the war continued until the Union promised not to hang him.

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