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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)9/08/2017 7:05:31 am PDT

re: #149 Sir John Barron

Along with the denigrating of those who fought for the Union (Grant), helped win the war (Stanton), or advocated equality for the freed slaves (Thaddeus Stevens).

Yep, that’s what pisses me off the most. The true heroes of the Civil War get denigrated for the Lost Cause myth. Grant becomes Butcher Grant and corrupt Grant. I admit for the longest time I too believed he was a bottom tier President but he went after the Klan. Stanton got over his initial misgivings about that Lincoln fellow and was a great Secretary of War. And Stevens, men like him and Charles Sumner were way ahead of their times in so many ways.