President Trump Presents American Civil War History Lesson

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(10-15-2018 07:42 PM)ReignetteC Wrote:  Brava, Laurie!

Of Grant, President Trump also said during the same speech: "He [Grant] is finally being recognized as a great general."

Similarly, NBC news tweeted the following correction:

"CORRECTION: An earlier tweet misidentified the general President Trump described as "incredible" at a rally in Ohio. It was Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, not Gen. Robert E. Lee. An attached video clip lacked the full context for Trump's remark."

Thanks for letting us know that NBC actually retracted an error, Reignette. Once again the media made an error, and the Trump-haters picked up on it.

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Just found this excellent site which speaks directly to Grant's affinity for alcohol: https://www.rbhayes.org/research/hayes-h...-s.-grant/

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Back to Antietam in case y'all have not already looked up the statistics:

Battle of Sharpsburg
Part of the American Civil War
Battle of Antietam.png
The Battle of Antietam, by Kurz & Allison (1878), depicting the scene of action at Burnside's Bridge
Date September 17, 1862; 156 years ago
Location Washington County,
near Sharpsburg, Maryland
39°28′24″N 77°44′41″WCoordinates: 39°28′24″N 77°44′41″W

Result
Tactically inconclusive; Union strategic victory[1]
Emancipation Proclamation issued five days later

Belligerents
United States (Union) Confederate States (Confederacy)

Commanders and leaders
George B. McClellan Robert E. Lee

Units involved
Army of the Potomac[2] Army of Northern Virginia[3]



Strength
87,164[4][5] 38,000 "engaged"[5]

Casualties and losses
12,410
2,108 killed
9,549 wounded
753 captured/missing[6][7]

Confederate soldiers engaged 10,316
1,567 killed
7,752 wounded
1,018 captured/missing[6][7]