FavorablePrint t1_iy5h3w8 wrote
Grant was a total badass. He gets maligned because of his trust in the wrong people but the dude was as legit as they came.
yousorename t1_iy6almx wrote
Also maligned because people started to believe generations worth of “Lost Cause” neo-Confederate sick-head propaganda that painted him as an incompetent drunk.
FavorablePrint t1_iy8zb5i wrote
People venerate RELee as this great military leader but Grant routinely stomped him. Even during the Mexican War, Lee's reputation was overblown.
Pikesmakker t1_iy6bn13 wrote
Grant was a truly great American, and has been the victim of Confederate revisionist slander
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