I had totally forgot about General Nathan Bedford Forrest III. I can get really P.O’d about people (Leftists and Yankees primarily) bashing the South and Southerners when we have produced such men as these mentioned and other including General George Patton, General Chesty Puller, USMC (Patton’s Cousin BTW) and many more in the 20th Century who were descended from Confederate Veterans.
I also imagine that most of the above would have enjoyed a fine homemade Mint Julip themselves!
Don’t forget about the WWII Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces, Chester Nimitz. His grandfather Charles H Nimitz organized the Gillespi Rifles for the Confederacy in Fredericksburg, Texas, and was later named its captain. Chester Nimitz was the country’s last surviving Fleet Admiral.
Union Artillery & Confederate Infantry - best in the world.