Re: ** The Trump Thread SAFE SPACE ** (NO Personal Attacks; NO Trolling)
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Originally Posted by smokew11
it really doesn't matter what you think of Lee or Sherman, or what their motives were. The very basic fundamental fact is they seceded from the Union, becoming traitors, and led armies against the United States of America.
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Sherman was no traitor nor did he ever take up arms against the United States. Quite the opposite actually, he was likely the ablest field commander on the Union side, did damn good as general in charge of the Army and could likely have won the Presidency if he had any interest in politics.
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