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Grant was pretty much a failure at everything he tried until it came time  to 
lead the army. At that he did well. I don't look to Generals to find human  
compassion any more than I would look to street gang members to round out the 
 
numbers in a quilting society. What I can say for Grant is that he and his  
family didn't have money, slaves, or practically anything else. The fact that 
 
his wife's father did, and loaned his daughter help since she was raising the 
 
kids with a husband at war and while Grant was out of work is a separate 
issue.  I have no idea what his morals were on the slavery issue, but Grants 
father 
in  law didn't give him any property after his early failures in business, he 
didn't  want Grant to lose it. Grant never owned or sold slaves. That was an 
old rumor,  repeatedly disproved
 
Drew. 
 
 
In a message dated 4/28/2008 1:56:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
lurine AT softcom.net writes:

Well,  since Grant had the morals of an alley cat, I'd say asking morals  
questions about him would be a mote point  <g>





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