2. The argument is something like "putting aside the cause they fought for, they showed tactical genius." Which is odd, because they lost.
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I think Grant's problem was two-fold. His presidency obscured his war-record, and the South relentlessly sought control of the narrative.
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Possible that's bc Grant was bad & scandalized President? The Lee veneration is trash, Pickett's charge one of worst plans in military hist
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Except amongst scholars of war. Grant was a singular genius. And Sherman was from the future.
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Fellas, wait til Ron Chernow's biography of Grant comes out. (Not sure when.) Grant will become the greatest American hero since...Hamilton.
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I'm waiting for the musical.
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