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Go here to find out what U.S. Grant thought of him!

http://www.sewanee.edu/faculty/willis/Civil_War/documents/GrantLee.html

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An excellent historic letter - thanks for posting it. It really says a great deal about Grant that he could go from total war to a very gentlemanly reception of his former enemies so quickly.

My beef with Robert Lee is that he chose to be loyal to a state instead of his oath and his position in the army. Had he stayed in the US Army, he would certainly have brought to whole bloody mess to a fast end. As it came to be, his talent caused many more young men of both sides to die or be maimed and to no end, since the result was still a surrender of the southern forces and wholesale starvation and ruin of a country.

I respect you and your views - and thank you for your service.

Semper Fi! (Vietnam 1966-7)