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Offline Johnny McCrae

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U.S.Grant
« on: October 03, 2011, 02:53:59 PM »
I was at a Civil War Reenactment outside of Milwaukee yesterday. A gentleman was portraying General Grant. I missed a speech he gave but took this picture. The picture does not do him justice. I really had to do a double take when I first saw him.
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Re: U.S.Grant
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2011, 09:11:53 AM »
There is a picture of Grant taken during the Wilderness campaign where he is leaning against a tree, uniform coat open, cigar in right hand, that is the same stance.

Eerie. And cool, too.
Thanks Johnny.

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Re: U.S.Grant
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2011, 11:37:54 PM »
Them boys really stay in charactor don't they...My moms cousin was real heavy into that,called him Pappy Dinwiddie,when he passed they gave him a big memorial and rode him around Fresno,Ca. with full honors i'm told.
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« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2011, 07:26:55 PM »
Best I ever saw is a fella named Roland Barajas from down in Orange County.  He was scary close to pics of Grant.  Might be still, but I haven't seen him in close to 15 years.
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