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Entry: Ulysses S Grant - Union General and American President - A2973576
Author: Jodan - What's mined is yours... UnderGuide at A1103329 - U201497

The italics seem to have made a mistake and placed this in the Flea Market because of a mix-up with another Robert E Lee entry...

The original thread is at F1881010?thread=487367

The other Grant entry is still in Peer Review. Can you contact the eds and ask to move it to the Flea Market? (And hope they don't move this one).

When that's sorted out, I'll have a look at this one.

They're aware of the situation.

I would like to see some mention of his reputation (deservedly or not) of being a butcher who sent his men into certain death. Perhaps you could add it after the bit about Cold Harbor?

Something like:
At Cold Harbor, Grant basically sent his men to slaughter at the nearly impenetrable Confederate defences Which did nothing to lessen his reputation as a poor tactician who used his force's superior numbers like a hammer to batter the Rebels into submission. He always regretted this attack.

Or something similar?

But overall, I thought this was a pretty fair appraisal of the guy.


- Jimi X

Good idea In.

Since there is no sign of the other entry moving out of Peer Review, I suppose it is time I looked at this one.

Choice of words:

with only one side on the horse -- I don't know what this means

He worked hard, and it just wasn’t worth it --> He worked hard, but it just wasn’t worth it

"There weren’t any fortifications and the Americans weren’t prepared for an attack."
and
"The Union men defended a thick forest nicknamed ‘The Hornet’s Nest’ until the Americans were organized."

Who were the Americans here?

who he got along was forming a bond with -- this is clumsy, even if you add "and" after "along".

withdrew from Petersburg -- there's no subject in this sentence. Who withdrew?

The paragraph which starts "A group called the Radical Republicans" is very badly phrased and could do with being rewritten.

Since Washington, no President had served more than two terms, and it would be against tradition to only have two terms. --
I don't understand this. Why would only having two terms be against tradition?

Typos:

and sent to the Fourth US Infantry --> and was sent to the Fourth US Infantry
graduated West Point with --> graduated from West Point with
Illnois --> Illinois
Cairo Illinois --> Cairo, Illinois
demaning --> demanding
in city of Corinth --> in the city of Corinth
uprepared --> unprepared
to lay siege on it --> to lay siege to it
southern morale --> Southern morale
politiican --> politician
reelected --> re-elected
Whisky Ring -- should that be Whiskey Ring?
cancer is growing in his throat --> cancer was growing in his throat
Her wife was buried next to him --> She was buried next to him.

"Since there is no sign of the other entry moving out of Peer Review, I suppose it is time I looked at this one."

...especially as two entries currently on the front page link to this one...

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