The Official "RIU History" Thread

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What did you accomplish.. Random jabber jibber.. Pix thread. Those always sit at top. Tnt is more mellow. Just make a thread and keep at it. If its a cool thread people will comment

Ok. Yes I get more out of playchip poker and online Trivia than trolling contest.

 

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I enjoy learning about the interesting things that have happened throughout history, I know I'm not alone in that, especially in this sub. So this thread will be about anything and everything you find interesting about the things that have happened all throughout human history.

Please keep in mind by posting something someone might find interesting, it does not necessarily mean the OP supports or opposes it, it simply means they found it interesting and worth posting.

I would also ask, just so this thread doesn't devolve into somewhat of an arguing match like most of the threads here do, that if you have any objections or negative replies to anything posted, you are welcome to post them here, so long as you remain civil. If you want to post something not set to those standards, feel free to start your own thread discussing said topic.

To start the thread, I'd like to post the incredible military tactics of Maj. Gen. William Sherman of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The dude was a goddamn tactician when it came to battle! From reading about his actions during the campaigns he commanded, it's no wonder why the Union won the war...

This is an excerpt from Shermans strategy, and development of "scorched earth" policy while waging war in Georgia in 1864-'65

“It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.”
― William Tecumseh Sherman
tags: war
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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.”
― William T. Sherman
tags: comradeship, friendship, loyalty
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“I think I know what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.”
― William T. Sherman
tags: fame, glory, journalism
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“You might as well appeal against a thunderstorm as against these terrible hardships of war. War is cruelty, there is no use trying to reform it; the crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.”
― William Tecumseh Sherman
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“War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them
all they want.”
― William Tecumseh Sherman
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“You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will. War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it; and those who brought war into our country deserve all the curses and maledictions a people can pour out. I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices to-day than any of you to secure peace.”
― William T. Sherman, Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman
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“War is cruelty. There's no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.”
― William Tecumseh Sherman
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“You people of the South don't know what you are doing. This country will be drenched in blood, and God only knows how it will end.”
― William Tecumseh Sherman
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“In treading upon the ashes of dead men in Italy, Egypt - on the banks of the Bosphorus, one almost despairs to think how idle are the dreams and toils of this life, and were it not for the intellectual pleasure of knowing and learning, one would almost be damaged by travel in these historic lands.”
― William T. Sherman
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“Vox populi, vox Humbug.”
― William T. Sherman
tags: public-opinion
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“War is cruelty. You can't refine it.”
― William T. Sherman, Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman
tags: humanity-and-society
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“You might as well appeal against the thunder-storm as against these terrible hardships of war. They are inevitable, and the only way the people of Atlanta can hope once more to live in peace and quiet at home, is to stop the war, which can only be done by admitting that it began in error and is perpetuated in pride.”
― William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman
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“There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell.”
― William T. Sherman
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“I hereby state, and mean all that I say, that I never have been and never will be a candidate for President; that if nominated by either party, I should peremptorily decline; and even if unanimously elected I should decline to serve.”
― William Tecumseh Sherman
tags: defiance, election, presidency, refusal
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“I have for some days held and controlled every avenue by which the people and garrison of Savannah can be supplied, and I am therefore justified in demanding the surrender of the city…I am prepared to grant liberal terms to the inhabitants and garrison; but should I be forced to resort to assault, or the slower and surer process of starvation, I shall then feel justified in resorting to the harshest measures, and shall make little effort to restrain my army—burning to avenge the national wrong which they attach to Savannah and other large cities which have been so prominent in dragging our country into civil war.”
― William T. Sherman, Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman
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“War is hell.”
― General William T. Sherman
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“This officer forced his way through the crowd to the carriage, and said: “Mr. President, I have a cause of grievance. This morning I went to speak to Colonel Sherman, and he threatened to shoot me.” Mr. Lincoln, who was still standing, said, “Threatened to shoot you?” “Yes, sir, he threatened to shoot me.” Mr. Lincoln looked at him, then at me, and stooping his tall, spare form toward the officer, said to him in a loud stage-whisper, easily heard for some yards around: “Well, if I were you, and he threatened to shoot, I would not trust him, for I believe he would do it.” The officer turned about and disappeared, and the men laughed at him.”
― William T. Sherman, The Memoirs of General William T. Sherman
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“Then, as now, neatness in dress and form, with a strict conformity to the rules, were the qualifications required for office, and I suppose I was found not to excel in any of these.”
― William T. Sherman, Memoirs of Gen. William T. Sherman - Volume 1