Grant also thought states had a a right to secede.
“Grant also thought states had a a right to secede”
He was right.
Since the poor slob was such an abysmal failure at business I guess due to being sloshed 24/7 he prolly had no choice but to stay in the military and fight the war.
Lee didn't.
So do I. So what?
If you have a reference for this claim, I’d like to see it.
I’ve read Grant’s Memoirs. While he recognizes in it the right of any people to revolution, that is very different from claiming a legal right to secession. AFAIK, he didn’t make any such concession.
He certainly might have made some comment to this effect in earlier life, but I haven’t seen it.
Also, while one may in theory claim a state has a “right” to secede, it’s difficult to see how that extends to it having a “right” to wage war on the Union without retaliation.