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RandySF

(58,776 posts) Wed Jul 1, 2020, 11:53 PM Jul 2020

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Bonus Tweet of the Day (Original Post) RandySF Jul 2020 OP

Actually, Grant was not known to have been drunk during the war. JoeOtterbein Jul 2020 #1

That's a myth lame54 Jul 2020 #2

It's still funny 🤣🤣🤣 Devilsun Jul 2020 #3

Grant wasn't shitfaced he didn't drink regularly enough uponit7771 Jul 2020 #4

Not so. There was a recent documentary on Grant on the... brush Jul 2020 #5

JoeOtterbein

(7,700 posts)

1. Actually, Grant was not known to have been drunk during the war.

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Wed Jul 1, 2020, 11:58 PM

Jul 2020

Although I would not have blamed him for doing so.

lame54

(35,285 posts)

2. That's a myth

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Thu Jul 2, 2020, 12:00 AM

Jul 2020

Devilsun

(200 posts)

3. It's still funny 🤣🤣🤣

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Thu Jul 2, 2020, 12:13 AM

Jul 2020

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)

4. Grant wasn't shitfaced he didn't drink regularly enough

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Thu Jul 2, 2020, 12:25 AM

Jul 2020

brush

(53,769 posts)

5. Not so. There was a recent documentary on Grant on the...

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Thu Jul 2, 2020, 01:24 AM

Jul 2020

History Channel. Grant was actually the best Union general who Lincoln move from the western theater to the east where Lee had regularly whipped up on the mediocre Union generals he was up against.

That changed with Grant. Grant kicked his ass. And he wasn't a drunkard. He did smoke a ton of cigars thougn.

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