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re: 154 years ago today....
Posted on 7/4/17 at 4:24 pm to poncho villa
Posted on 7/4/17 at 4:24 pm to poncho villa
That last picture is the French flag bruh. 
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Posted on 7/4/17 at 4:35 pm to meeple
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He was still second choice behind Lee.
And Nick Saban was second choice behind Rich Rodriguez.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 4:42 pm to RollTide1987
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Ulysses S. Grant
Great American. On the short list for greatest American ever.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 4:47 pm to RollTide1987
fricking Pemberton...
Posted on 7/4/17 at 4:55 pm to RollTide1987
Robert E. Lee>Ulysses S. Grant
Posted on 7/4/17 at 5:00 pm to RollTide1987
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The surrender opened the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
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Au contraire, my friend. The Battle of Port Hudson was the battle that opened the Mississipi. The Confederates held out at Port Hudson until July 9th and only gave up when they found out that Vickburg had surrendered. Allegedly, Grant had his soldiers through everything from Vicksburg in the river so the soldiers at Port Hudson would know it had fallen.
Port Hudson was a little town about 15 miles north of Baton Rouge in a bend of the Mississipi that was home to an artillery battery on the east bluff and was called "The Citidel" for some reason.
Gen Grant went on to bigger and better things and nobody from the battle at PH did much to speak of and thus after many years the legend of Grant at Vicksburg grew and the Siege of Port Hudson dwindled.
Why do I know this? Much of the battle site is now owned by Georgia-Pacific Corp which has paper mill on this site. I used to work there for many years. The history is well known locally but not nationally anymore.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 5:00 pm to hg
[quote]Vicksburg has never recovered[/quote
The federal government has been imposing its tyrannical will on sovereign states ever since.
The federal government has been imposing its tyrannical will on sovereign states ever since.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 5:01 pm to RollTide1987
Grant's reputation also took a hit because of his disastrous presidency. He was no judge of character and made uniformly atrocious appointments.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 5:19 pm to RollTide1987
The South shall rise again!!!
Posted on 7/4/17 at 5:36 pm to PawnMaster
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Robert E. Lee>Ulysses S. Grant
Disagree. Lee was a hell of a battlefield commander but he did not grasp the bigger picture quite like Grant did.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 5:46 pm to dukke v
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I never did good in the civil war in school.... dude we win??????
You're from *ichigan. Yes you fricking won.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 5:59 pm to VABuckeye
I believe Michigan suffered more soldiers killed than other union states. 300ish? Pretty sure there is a monument on top of the hill to their poor judgment.
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