[WackyKat]

But it was okay for Grant to slaughter white Christian southerners, though, right?

[gobucks]

Whoa there. I'm not taking sides on that one....I've got ancestors from both sides.

On the other hand, gotta admit, you didn't know about this one, true?

[#3Fan]

But it was okay for Grant to slaughter white Christian southerners, though, right?

When they shoot first, yeah.

[ahumblefan]

Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that Grant slaughtered Irish and German immigrants in his campaign against Lee by repeatedly using his army to make massed assaults upon heavily fortified positions. He lost most of his battles against Lee, yet ultimately won the war due to sheer numbers and his willingness to take casualities.

Grant's loss rate was so severe that his army was repeatedly replinished with hapless draftees. The new drafts caused riots in the North.

In Grant, Lincoln finally found a general who could carry out his "awful arithmitic:" A series of horrific battles causing massive losses on both sides would eventually bring the South to its knees because they would run out of men before the North did. Both Lincoln and Grant purposely "slaughtered" thousands of men on both sides to win a war they thought was moral. Did that make them monsters or men of a stronger breed than our leaders of today? An important question, especially in these times.

[adam_az]

"But it was okay for Grant to slaughter white Christian southerners, though, right?"

Misleading question. They weren't targeted for their Christianity. The other folks were targeted for their Jewishness.

Funny though, last time I checked, the Confederates fired first. Ever hear of Fort Sumpter?

[rmlew]

Grant was not slaughtering them over thier religion or heritage. The issue was one of politics. (Perhaps, you forgot who fired first?)