Major Jonathan Bratton
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And yet, bloodiest day of the Civil War is under his command in Antietam in 1862.
We don't talk about Robert E. Lee as one of the bloodiest generals of the war.
And yet, but for him and so many of his attacks and also his decision to not stop fighting,
We wouldn't have most of these battles.
And Grant's way of looking at it was the sooner we bring the war to an end, the sooner the dying stops.
And any attempt to not fight it...
It's simply going to prolong the death and destruction.
You know, if you just stopped at who's your favorite, that would have been one thing.
Their effect on American history.
I'm going to go with Grant.
I'm going to go with Grant on this one.
I'm skipping over Washington.
Well, Washington is important.
I think what Grant does is even more important.
It's one thing to sort of make a nation.