Tag Archives: General Grant

A candidate apologizes

Posted on January 6, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell I owe you all a big apology. Last month, with lots of fanfare that included a couple blog columns, I announced that I was running for President of the United States of America. And then I forgot … Continue reading →

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Grant and Sherman: The social network that won the Civil War: VIII

Posted on December 8, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell General Grant’s sentry continues to wow us with exclusive stories about Civil War life. Cautionary note: Parts of the sentry’s account may be offensive to some persons due to references to voluntary flatus. If that is the … Continue reading →

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Grant and Sherman: The social network that won the Civil War: VI

Posted on November 21, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell We continue the saga of the Civil War as witnessed by General Grant’s sentry: They say General Grant took immoderate risks at the Battle of Shiloh. I tend to agree overall, though not in detail. I’ve described … Continue reading →

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Grant and Sherman: The social network that won the Civil War: V

Posted on November 17, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell More from General Grant’s sentry on how the Civil War was won: Man, what a jealous mistress is history. Once ya try to master it, yer in it fer good. An’ ya never do master history. History … Continue reading →

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Grant and Sherman: The social network that won the Civil War: III

Posted on November 14, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell We continue the saga of the Civil War as seen by General Grant’s sentry: General Henry “Old Brains” Halleck and General Grant were not Facebook friends. Maybe if the two generals had gotten together on social media, … Continue reading →

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