Best book on the subject, "April 1865." I gave it to the great James Q. Wilson, who called it a hugely important book on American history.
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Thanks, Patt.
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I never believed either one of them was as clean & neat as they appear in the paintings.
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Lee was in full dress w/ sash and jeweled sword.
#Grant in private's blouse, mud spattered. Best single Civil War volume...pic.twitter.com/cQ7vImLKUL
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"Glad to see one real American here" - Lee, to Ely Parker,
#Grant's military secretary, a Seneca Indian. "We are all Americans" - ParkerThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Lee looks much less the heroic martyr in this photo taken by Brady at the Appomattox Courthouse a week after his surrender.pic.twitter.com/nZohi4BW1Y
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Of course, you know that Grant and Lee sat at separate tables at opposite ends of the room. And Custer was NOT in the room. He was added.
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That guy in the background with his arms across his chest looks pissed. Today, we all run from his progeny.
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Michael, I love your twitter game. But it is very unlikely that Grant's uniform looked this good at Appomattox.
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The confederate flag should be replaced by a dirty Lynnard Skynard T-shirt on a stick.
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I've read many accounts of this meeting and they all mention Grant's appearance was disheveled.
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me too.Had a privates uniform on, had dirt all over it, & came directly from the front lines. Lee changed into dress
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Custer in the background?
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I'm assuming the tear is running down Lee's right cheek.
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POTUS dead within a week


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