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To: Georgia Girl 2

Just proves that Grant was a class act. He accepted the surrender of 3 Confederate armies and did not accept the sword of any of the generals surrendering to him.


109 posted on 01/24/2014 4:07:57 PM PST by X Fretensis
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To: X Fretensis

Duh! That was SOP back then.


115 posted on 01/24/2014 4:21:41 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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