During the war he owned a plantation he inherited in Virginia. He continued to have the plantation worked by the slaves. They were not freed until the Emancipation Proclamation which, by the way, only freed slaves in Confederate controlled territory. Therefore slaves in New Orleans were not freed until the US abolished slavery later.
Russel Madere Webmaster 504.832.9835 SunShine Pages by EATEL www.sunshinepages.com -----Original Message----- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 12:29 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Interesting Quote from the 19th century. Grant a slave owner? Before the war he worked as a clerk in a dry goods store. He was drunk and broke. larry On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:21:23 -0600, Russel Madere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Grant is a close second, but he was a large slave owner. Lee was a > reluctant slave owner. His father in law left him a slave who refused > to accept freedom. He knew he would have a better life as property. > > > > Russel Madere > Webmaster > 504.832.9835 > SunShine Pages by EATEL > www.sunshinepages.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 12:12 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Interesting Quote from the 19th century. > > He wasn't all that great. Look at his last offensive at Bristoe > Station or his command at Gettysburg. Not the greatest. Grant his > superior in strategy, and Sherman was far beyond Lee tactically. He > was a good leader, but he violated his own rules at the end. > > larry > > On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:46:17 -0600, Russel Madere > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > By far one of my favorite soldiers ever. > > > > > > > > Russel Madere > > Webmaster > > 504.832.9835 > > SunShine Pages by EATEL > > www.sunshinepages.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 11:39 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Interesting Quote from the 19th century. > > > > 2 quotes from another famous American general: > > > > "It is well that war is so terrible - we would grow too fond of it" > > > > "What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and > > friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in > > this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our > > neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world." > > > > Robert E. Lee > > > > On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 08:54:06 -0800, William Bowen > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "Magnificent! Compared to war all other forms of human endeavor > shrink > > > to insignificance. God help me, I do love it so!" -- George S. > Patton > > > > > > -- > > > -- > > > > > > will > > > > > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > > > and that would just be unacceptable." > > > - Carrie Fisher > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:136651 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
