Happy Birthday Mr. President (Page 3): Yes. He was our greatest President. He finally picked a General, Ulysses S. Grant, an alcoholic, who could defeat the Confederates. Lincoln knew...

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

Yes. He was our greatest President. He finally picked a General, Ulysses S. Grant, an alcoholic, who could defeat the Confederates. Lincoln knew he was an alcoholic, but still chose him anyway. Abe's son, Robert Todd Lincoln, lived through three Presidential assassinations. His father, James A. Garfield, and William McKinley. Happy Birthday Abe Lincoln.

foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC

you better read up on Grant. he wasn't an alcoholic. he simply couldn't hold his booze and got inebriated easily.

mas24 wrote:

Yes. He was our greatest President. He finally picked a General, Ulysses S. Grant, an alcoholic, who could defeat the Confederates. Lincoln knew he was an alcoholic, but still chose him anyway. Abe's son, Robert Todd Lincoln, lived through three Presidential assassinations. His father, James A. Garfield, and William McKinley. Happy Birthday Abe Lincoln.

Cykdelic Loc: Now outside of Chiraq & Santa Fe, NM

markngolf wrote:

Unless you use, "quote reply", no one knows the person/comment you are addressing.
Mark

Mark.....irony?

On a separate note, did you catch the CBS Sunday Morning segment last week on the Electric Lady Studios? If not, google it....I think your music side will like it.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Remember when we used to celebrate Lincoln's birthday?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

foathog wrote:

you better read up on Grant. he wasn't an alcoholic. he simply couldn't hold his booze and got inebriated easily.

http://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2017/4/3/did-ulysses-s-grant-really-have-a-drinking-problem#.XGQpGDNKiUk=

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

pesfls wrote:

...the slave states produced about 3/4 of the value of U.S. exports.

It's hard for a business to fail if it has free labor.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

mas24 wrote:

Yes. He was our greatest President. He finally picked a General, Ulysses S. Grant, an alcoholic, who could defeat the Confederates. Lincoln knew he was an alcoholic, but still chose him anyway. Abe's son, Robert Todd Lincoln, lived through three Presidential assassinations. His father, James A. Garfield, and William McKinley. Happy Birthday Abe Lincoln.

Grant was not an alcoholic.
Study real history.
I just finished a great book on his Civil War campaigns.
Absolutely brilliant.
Now reading a book on Lee.
Two amazing generals in their own way.
The drunk rumor was the fake news narrative of the era by dumb loser generals and politicians who were jealous of Grant's brilliance in command and tactics.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

[quote=jerryc41]Remember when we used to celebrate Lincoln's

Yes

Quinn 4

You can't write about Lincoln with out dealing with the Civil War and issues Lincoln had to deal with that war.

pesfls Loc: Oregon, USA

Architect1776 wrote:

Grant was not an alcoholic.
Study real history.
I just finished a great book on his Civil War campaigns.
Absolutely brilliant.
Now reading a book on Lee.
Two amazing generals in their own way.
The drunk rumor was the fake news narrative of the era by dumb loser generals and politicians who were jealous of Grant's brilliance in command and tactics.

And certainly far more competent than McClellen.

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

markngolf wrote:

Most historians and opinion polls rank him as our greatest president.

Here's to Abe, we need more like him!!

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

jerryc41 wrote:

It's hard for a business to fail if it has free labor.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

jerryc41 wrote:

http://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2017/4/3/did-ulysses-s-grant-really-have-a-drinking-problem#.XGQpGDNKiUk=

Good article on Grant's drinking. A different perspective, on what I've read about him in other past articles.

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

Amtrain wrote:

You really need to read a book on the South and re... (show quote)

Slavery was the reason Southern states wanted to leave the Union.

NewGuy

Charles Darwin was also born on this same day in 1809.