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re: Vlogging Through History's YouTube series on Ulysses S. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign
Posted on 2/7/23 at 2:31 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 2/7/23 at 2:31 pm to RollTide1987
Given how bad the first part of that campaign went he’s lucky he didn’t get fired.
Can you imagine what Lincoln was hearing up in DC as he was stuck in the delta trying to dig canals for months only to have to back track?
Can you imagine what Lincoln was hearing up in DC as he was stuck in the delta trying to dig canals for months only to have to back track?
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Posted on 2/7/23 at 3:11 pm to tide06
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Can you imagine what Lincoln was hearing up in DC as he was stuck in the delta trying to dig canals for months only to have to back track?
He was hearing all kinds of shite. It's why Lincoln sent a journalist down to the front to spy on Grant to see if he was worthy of command. Said journalist ended up becoming one of Grant's strongest supports.
Posted on 2/7/23 at 3:37 pm to tide06
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Given how bad the first part of that campaign went he’s lucky he didn’t get fired.
He was lucky he didn't die. Making it across the mighty Mississippi was never a given back in those days, even on a boat.
Posted on 2/7/23 at 7:02 pm to tide06
Grant held a lot of cred with the War Dept because of his actions at Shiloh. His barrage in the rain that night probably saves the Union Army's arse.
His actions overall are pretty remarkable. Takes Vicksburg while fighting an army in his rear. Then marches to Chattanooga and essentially kicks an entrenched army off a mountain.
Then he goes East and bleeds Lee into submission in Virginia. Lee could not match Grant's intensity or staying power.
His actions overall are pretty remarkable. Takes Vicksburg while fighting an army in his rear. Then marches to Chattanooga and essentially kicks an entrenched army off a mountain.
Then he goes East and bleeds Lee into submission in Virginia. Lee could not match Grant's intensity or staying power.
Posted on 2/7/23 at 7:23 pm to tide06
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Can you imagine what Lincoln was hearing up in DC as he was stuck in the delta trying to dig canals for months only to have to back track
Lincoln was fascinated by/loved that plan.
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