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It's an interesting example of "Politics as the Art of the Possible" that Fort Bragg (after the Confederate general) was recently renamed as the wonderfully gen
by everybodyknows 3y ago
It's an interesting example of "Politics as the Art of the Possible" that Fort Bragg (after the Confederate general) was recently renamed as the wonderfully generic Fort Liberty, rather than "Fort Grant".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Liberty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Liberty
We can be sure "Fort Sherman" never made the short list though it might have gotten some chuckles, at least among the brass hailing from northern states.
- 082349872349872 3y agoSherman's march achieved its aims; Reconstruction fell a bit short.
- pkulak 3y agoIt fell short three generations later. Grant wiped out the KKK and had former slaves in elective offices. Sure, he didn’t fix all the problems in 8 years, but he did more than anyone could have expected, and a lot of his progress was rolled back later.