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On 3/23/2025 9:36 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Mar 2025 09:43:48 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
> 
> (chomp)
>> At Gen Sherman's funeral, CSA Gen Johnston stood in a
>> freezing rain as the cortege slowly passed, holding his hat
>> over his heart with his remaining arm.  When encouraged to
>> step inside he replied, "He would do the same for me."*
> 
> "List of Confederate States Army officers educated at the United
> States Military Academy"
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Confederate_States_Army_officers_educated_at_the_United_States_Military_Academy>
> Many of the Confederate generals attended West Point Military Academy
> at the same time as many Union generals and probably knew each other.
> 
>> I have no particular feelings about Gen Bragg one way or the
>> other but a case could be made and not frivolously.
> 
> When it was changed back to Fort Bragg, it was not to honor
> Confederate general Braxton Bragg.  Instead, it was renamed in honor
> of World War II paratrooper Roland L. Bragg.
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Bragg#Name_changes>
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_L._Bragg>
> "... the change to Fort Liberty was calculated to cost the Department
> of Defense $6,374,230, making it the most expensive name change."
> I couldn't find a price tag for the cost of changing it back.
> 
>> *Chilled and exhausted at his age, he died shortly thereafter.
> 

Yes, they not only knew each other well but many served 
together in Mexico.

note Mr Lee graduated West Point head of his class while Mr 
Grant barely made it and was very nearly expelled.

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Andrew Muzi
am@yellowjersey.org
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