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Old 11-12-2013, 14:17   #7
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Originally Posted by The Reaper
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IIRC, in Grant's case, it was a technicality. His father-in-law owned the slave and sent him to Grant to train as a farrier. I believe that there was a similar technicality with Gen. Lee, he did not own slaves but his wife did.

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