Grant opposed slavery, so he received favorable treatment from all the commentators, historians, civil war experts. Properly so, but that’s likely why SJWs like deCaprio financed it. And they got a chance to vilify southerners, the KKK, etc.
Grant’s strategic genius was most fascinating. Sneaking thousands of troops down the Mississippi right in front of the confederate troops on the hilltops of Vicksburg was stunning. (under cover of darkness, hugging the shoreline in extreme proximity to friendly homes.)
Similarly, traversing troops and armaments over the James river by pontoon in hours. One sees why Lincoln depended on him.
Interesting that Lincoln’s wimpy General McClellan ran as a D against Grant after Lincoln’s assassination, probably showing why he failed executing the war against the confederates. Slavery sympathizer perhaps.
I was intrigued
Vilify the KKK? Heaven forbid!
Watch the show, huh. Grant got a raw deal from historians, commentators and Civil War experts for years. He's coming back into his own only now.
I , too, found that interesting, as well as
Grant not aspiring to be President after the death of Lincoln, but was called to it by the Republican Party.
Also, the problems in the South during Grant's Reconstruction Program which Sherman found to be difficult to handle,
and which later gave rise to the KKK.
Also, the fact that Grant was almost penniless after leaving office, and then wrote his book
to bequeath a financial benefit for his wife and family, and died 4 days after completing that work.
That alone says more than enough about the man's character.