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I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant. I want him to hold what he has earned and got. I have all the rank I want.
William Tecumseh Sherman
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Age: 71 †
Born: 1820
Born: February 8
Died: 1891
Died: February 14
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The only good Indian is a dead Indian
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Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.
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