Joseph H. Eaton Quotes
He never commanded more than ten men in his life and he ate three of them.
Adolphus W. Greely was an Arctic explorer whose party suffered enormous physical hardship in their search to find land north of Greenland. It was rumored that in order to survive, the party engaged in cannibalism of their already dead comrades. Greely was promoted to general to the dismay of some:
Joseph H. Eaton, c. 1816-1896, Army General, Quoted in Conservative Digest, December 1987
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There were a few American Indian Tribes which practiced cannibalism.
The English loved the operettas making fun of themselves. Some of the phrases such as this one ended up being used in serious political debate. See {616511}.
Hooker made some very poor decisions as far as Lincoln was concerned.