I would have liked to have seen you say that to US Grant. Or Sherman for that matter. You would have got a swat across the backside of your head for the reward from them.
“You would have got a swat across the backside of your head...”
I doubt that. I’m sure they heard that a lot. There was a time after the war when it looked like Lee was going to be hanged. He was indicted for treason. But Grant went to Andrew Johnson and threatened to resign because he considered it a violation of the terms of surrender at Appomattox.