This day in history: The Union broke the back of the Confederacy. General Ulysses S Grant accepted the Unkconditional surrenderof General Robert E. Lee.
Little known fact: After Lee surrendered and offered Grant his sword, Grant reportedly knocked Lee’s hat off, took a dump in it, jammed it back on Lee’s head, then twisted Lee’s ear till Lee acceded to Grants demand that Lee admit to being a little female dog who was sired by Grant. Grant has generally been cited as the first person to demand to know “Who’s your daddy, little b****.?” but other sources say it was actually “Kiss my grits, little pony.” .as Grant was reputed to be concerned to maintain dignity for the traitorous rebel Commander.
The feeling amongst the Confederate military ranged from castigating Lee as a sissy who couldn’t win a battle with a one-legged man in a butt kicking contest to “I want my mommy-I WANT MY MOMMY”.
