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In a message dated 5/19/2005 2:29:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
lurine AT softcom.net writes:

And, the  man was a failure at everything he ever did except for a small time
in the  Army when he re-upped after he was forced to resign.  It is  nothing
short of a miracle that he didn't become another  Custer!



Exactly, that is what I think is most intriguing about him, he was an  
absolute failure at everything he tried both before and after the war, had a  
huge 
alcohol problem and was nicknamed useless grant in his own hometown as a  
boy. 
How did this guy end up in charge of all union forces and in the position  to 
win the war?!? Believe me, I am not a supporter of any sort, I just want  to 
read some more on the subject. If you have other sources I should follow, let 
 
me know,
 
 thanks
Drew