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re: History Debate: Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee
Posted on 4/1/14 at 10:11 am to RollTide1987
Posted on 4/1/14 at 10:11 am to RollTide1987
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But there was hardly anything arrogant about it. The Mississippi River had been re-routed many times before Grant's vein attempt.
The Mississippi River decides where the Mississippi River goes. Yes, it's arrogant as hell, and while we've succeeded in controlling its flood plains as of late, we've also paid a price for that, and you can always tell when there's flooding where that err in judgement is most evident.
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Posted on 4/1/14 at 10:19 am to Mike da Tigah
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The Mississippi River decides where the Mississippi River goes. Yes, it's arrogant as hell, and while we've succeeded in controlling its flood plains as of late, we've also paid a price for that, and you can always tell when there's flooding where that err in judgement is most evident.
There's no law forbidding the Mississippi River from changing its course. The Federal Government just won't allow it.
Posted on 4/1/14 at 10:46 am to Mike da Tigah
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The Mississippi River decides where the Mississippi River goes. Yes, it's arrogant as hell
But there is a difference between attempting to re-route the river completely and attempting to dig a man-made channel to maneuver the Union Navy out of range of the Confederate guns atop the bluffs of Vicksburg. Grant was attempting the latter.
This post was edited on 4/1/14 at 10:53 am
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