Just curious. What massive amounts of money did Grant make as a Union Army officer?
My understanding is that even as President, when many of his officials were feathering their nest, that he never made money for himself. It is well known that he literally accelerated his own death by working himself to exhaustion on his memoires which would provide for his family.
I have observed a peculiar pattern in pro-South vs. pro-Union posters on this forum.
The pro-Union posters are willing, even eager, to recognize the personal probity and even heroism of many Southern leaders, such as Lee and Davis, while holding to a belief that their cause was inherently evil.
Many of the pro-South posters seem to feel that their cause can only be upheld by attacks on the personal integrity of Union leaders such as Lincoln and Grant.
Why do you think this is? Why is it so difficult to admit that both Lincoln and Grant fought for what they thought was right, exactly as did Lee and Davis?
There were, of course, many opportunists and corrupt politicians on both sides. But not among the ones I have mentioned.
I was wrong about Grant on this point I was attributing Sherman's remark to Grant.
"I will not volunteer as a soldier, because rightfully or wrongfully I feel unwilling to take a mere private's place"