[Non-Sequitur]

You would have probably been better served to prove to the Mrs. that Grant was not the drunk she supposes him to be then attacking ignorance with hate.

Miz Darla posts with equal parts ignorance AND hate. Tales of Grant and alcohol are widely embraced, especially among the southron supporters, and are just as widely exaggerated. I'm not sure why your side clings to it. If Grant were the slobbering drunk y'all portray him as then it's even more embarassing that he won so consistently and beat every southern general he came up against.

[James Ewell Brown Stuart]

Well thanks for painting all of us with one broad paint brush. That doesn't say much for your abiity to see people as individuals. As one great man says, "Any man who judges by the group is a pea-wit. You take men one at a time."

Tales of Grant and his drunkeness are embraced by everyone (North and South) because it is easy to believe the worst about people than the truth.

I am going to leave the rest of your post alone because I do not believe it is true and arguing about it will just be a waste of time.