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Jan 31, 2019 · Grant in Mexico: "One of the most unjust (wars) ever waged". By Sherman Fleek, USMA Historian January 31, 2019. One of the remarkable achievements Ulysses S. Grant is known...
"The war is over — the rebels are our countrymen again." (After stopping his men from cheering Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.)-----"I had known General Lee in the old army, and had served with him in the Mexican War; but did not suppose, owing to the difference in our age and rank, that he would remember me, while I would more naturally remember him distinctly, because he was the ...
Jun 23, 2017 · Ulysses S. Grant Quote on the Mexican-American War. “With a soldier the flag is paramount . . . I know the struggle with my conscience during the Mexican War. I have never altogether forgiven myself for going into that. I had very strong opinions on the subject.
“He called the Mexican-American War our ‘most evil war,’” White said, describing how Grant opposed political ambitions that aimed to expand the U.S. border across the continent to the ...
Mar 2, 2024 · With an able general the Mexicans would make a good fight, for they are a courageous people. ~ Ulysses S. Grant. The United States will conquer Mexico, but it will be as the man swallows the arsenic, which brings him down in turn. Mexico will poison us. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Ulysses S. Grant’s longstanding interest in Mexican affairs dated back to his service in the Mexican American War from 1846-48. During this time, Grant observed the culture and customs of Mexican society and admired its beautiful natural landscape while serving with the U.S. Army.
On May 3, 1846, the Americans got the war they came for. Mexican General Mariano Arista opened fire on the American positions with artillery. Grant, twenty-five miles away on the coast, could hear the gunfire and "felt sorry" he had enlisted. As he returned to the beleaguered force, he and the rest of Taylor's army met a large Mexican force ...
