TIL that when complaints were filed calling for the dismissal of Ulysses S. Grant due to his drinking habits, Lincoln responded, "I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals."

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2012/oct/21/whiskey-and-the-war-civil-war/90673/



Submitted March 01, 2015 at 05:30AM by ig_88 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xiepd/til_that_when_complaints_were_filed_calling_for/