Re: Job Offer

On 3/24/2025 8:45 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 07:38:11 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
 

On 3/23/2025 9:36 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Sun, 23 Mar 2025 09:43:48 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
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(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."*

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"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.
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I have no particular feelings about Gen Bragg one way or the
other but a case could be made and not frivolously.

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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.
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*Chilled and exhausted at his age, he died shortly thereafter.

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Yes, they not only knew each other well but many served
together in Mexico.
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note Mr Lee graduated West Point head of his class while Mr
Grant barely made it and was very nearly expelled.

 Custer finished last in his class ast West Point, too. He was arrested
and suspended for going AWOL while serving in the West. He took off to
go see his wife. Rumor is that his native wife was pregnant at the
time.
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C'est bon
Soloman

Yes, a gifted but flawed complex man. He was a brilliant tactician with a lot of administrative flaws.
He graduated (barely) from West Point in June 1861 was was not immediately assigned a command as he was under arrest at the time. His first court-martial, for not maintaining order and discipline was in July 1981. Reprimanded, not dismissed.
He was promoted to General Officer in two years and again to Major General a year later for brilliant cavalry action.
(Gen Sherman gave Gen & Mrs Custer the table on which the Appomattox surrender had been signed)
His second court-martial was for a needless forced march years after the war (one year relieved from duty).
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Andrew Muzi
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