General Sherman, returning home in 1866 from a diplomatic mission to Veracruz, on why he didn't go inland to Chihuahua to meet its president, Benito Juarez: "I have not the remotest idea of riding on mule back a thousand miles in Mexico to find its chief magistrate."pic.twitter.com/HGIutuEXco
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Lesson: in war, never believe your own propaganda about the enemy.
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Sherman's role was somewhat collateral, though he, Grant & Sheridan were pretty engaged in the whole Mexican situation from mid-1865 to mid-1867.
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