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ChuckChuckelson t1_iy59eh8 wrote

Reply to comment by thepillsburypoboy in TIL that Ulysses Grant was made commander of all Union armies at 41 and President at 46 by IllustriousAct28

Stickler for semantics

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mrpenchant t1_iy6mhbw wrote

He was made president by the people electing him.

You're attempting to correct OP on a really pedantic detail but not even correct in saying OP is wrong because they aren't mutually exclusive events.

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