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Since Grant took Richmond

Posted by ESC on August 30, 2009 at 19:42

In Reply to: Since Grant took Richmond posted by Jay on August 30, 2009 at 10:07:

: I've only heard the phrase "Since Grant took Richmond" used by elderly Virginians, like my deceased relatives. Is it used in other Southern states? Others further afield?

I've come across the expression in novels and in my phrase books. But never heard it in my native West Virginia. People, during my growing up years, 60s and 70s, didn't talk about the Civil War. It was literally brother against brother and neighbor against neighbor. I didn't realize that until I started doing the family history.

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