The "Grant" quote
From: kbachand@juno.com
Ulysses S. Grant: "If I thought this war was to abolish slavery, I would resign my commission, and offer my sword to the other side."
I would appreciate someone posting proof that he actually said this. If it’s true, we should make it known. If it isn’t, then we should stop passing it around, for doing so can only work against us.
Ken Bachand
Hendersonville, NC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here are a few of many I found while trying to find a source. I don’t know if he said it or not. ~ Chuck Demastus
Talk:Ulysses S. Grant
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:Ulysses_S._Grant
The politically incorrect guide to American history – Google Books
http://books.google.com/books?id=ltSIOnW6XLsC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=If+I+thought+this+war+was+to+abolish+slavery,+I+would+
resign+my+commission,+and+offer+my+sword+to+the+other+side&source=bl&ots=sX8AqYdDwk&sig=I
fo1i9ei4OUL9dZdibkDhQmHgQE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Hxs7T-n4CYec2AXEvdCjCg&ved=0CGUQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=If%20I%20thought%20this%20war%20was%20to%20abolish%20slavery%2C%20I%20would%20resign%20my%20commission%2C%20and%20offer%20my%20sword%20to%20the%20other%20side&f=false
Myths about Generals Lee and Grant
http://historymyths.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/myths-about-generals-lee-and-grant/
