"'Most Unfortunate' General & the Statue of Liberty" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 25 Jun 2024 2:34 p.m. PST |
…Stone -- the former Union Army officer that Ulysses S. Grant considered "the most unfortunate man he had ever known" -- lived quite an eventful life. Before becoming the chief engineer for the construction of an iconic U.S. landmark, Stone was a celebrated Mexican-American War veteran, the organizer of security for President Abraham Lincoln's inauguration, and a brigadier general during the Civil War… Military: link |
| Bill N | 26 Jun 2024 12:36 p.m. PST |
One throw away line reveals the real reason why Stone was persecuted. He was already on the radar of more radical Republican legislators for ordering escaped slaves be returned. I'm not sure he actually originated the order, but enforcing it was enough. Also I believe Hooker wanted to employ Stone during his time as commander of the AoP, but politics made that impossible. |
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