“Oh, I am
heartily tired of hearing what Lee is going to do. Some of you always seem to
think he is suddenly going to turn a double somersault and land in our rear and
on both of our flanks at the same time.” Is a real quote said by Ulysses S.
Grant during the Virginia Campaign of The Civil War. It has not been noted that
General Robert E. Lee in fact turned that double somersault but we like to
imagine what it would have been like if he had!
Grant said
this quote in response to one of his general’s concerns. During The Virginia
Campaign in 1864, Grant and Lee met in battle in the Wilderness of Virginia.
Grant’s forces numbered nearly double those of Lee but Lee still brought a
strong fight. Grant’s men showed concern at continuing to engage Lee’s apt
army. In response Grant barks out on of our favorite quotes, “Oh, I am heartily
tired of hearing what Lee is going to do. Some of you always seem to think he
is suddenly going to turn a double somersault and land in our rear and on both
of our flanks at the same time. Go back to your command and try to think what
we are going to do ourselves, instead of what Lee is going to do.”
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