Submitted by mrnastymannn t3_z8jrvh in OldSchoolCool
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mrnastymannn OP t1_iybz1lt wrote
Tell me about it. Particularly given the high casualty rates for troops who served under Grant
IDiggaPony t1_iyc00t4 wrote
Grant understood that the North would win a war of attrition as Lincoln did. Grant was willing to use the numbers to his advantage and fortunately your ggg-grandfather made it out alive.
mrnastymannn OP t1_iyc07ut wrote
Ya, the war probably would have been a lot shorter if Grant had been in charge earlier
Playful-Ad6556 t1_iycd389 wrote
This is what a real American patriot looks like.
cruzn1207 t1_iyezxpd wrote
We’ll said!
mrnastymannn OP t1_iydzesr wrote
Thank you 🙏
MrMitchWeaver t1_iycwts5 wrote
I think you're legally obligated to call him your great great great grandpappy
mrnastymannn OP t1_iydzhlz wrote
🤣 GGG Grand Pappy Peters
Bruccini t1_iydibpt wrote
An American Hero truly
mrnastymannn OP t1_iydzig1 wrote
🙏
cruzn1207 t1_iyezszw wrote
What a great pic and piece of your family history!
mrnastymannn OP t1_iyezyhf wrote
Thank you
IDiggaPony t1_iybyyww wrote
To serve under both Grant and Sherman and live a long life afterward is a life well lived.