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yousorename t1_iy6almx wrote

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

Also maligned because people started to believe generations worth of “Lost Cause” neo-Confederate sick-head propaganda that painted him as an incompetent drunk.

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FavorablePrint t1_iy8zb5i wrote

People venerate RELee as this great military leader but Grant routinely stomped him. Even during the Mexican War, Lee's reputation was overblown.

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