• Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The biggest mistake Grant and the u.s made, was easing up after the war. They should have occupied the south and crushed every last Confederate there. Three South was allowed to recover after the war instead of being eliminated the way we did with the Nazis

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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      3 months ago

      In Grant’s defence, he absolutely crushed the KKK, and the issue of the South worming its way back into power was largely post-Grant’s presidency.