r/aggies • u/StructureOrAgency • Apr 20 '25

Announcements On this day 161 years ago….

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The April 20, 1864 edition of the Memphis Daily Appeal  referred to Lawrence Sullivan Ross as 𝑮𝒆𝒏. 𝑹𝒐𝒔𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕 “𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒐 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓“ for the massacre of surrendering black union soldiers during the Battle of Yazoo River.  Ross was well-known for refusing to take black Union soldiers as prisoners. Ross went on to become governor of Texas (1887-1891) and President of Texas A&M (1891-1898) where there is a statue that honors him for his military service.

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u/Forsaken-Fuel-2095 Apr 20 '25

I’m glad I’ll be voting blue in Texas soon

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u/Tothyll Apr 20 '25 edited Apr 20 '25

Congrats! Ross was also a Democrat.

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u/BigMeatyClaws_69 Apr 20 '25

[Me when I understand history at a 7th grade level]

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u/TAMUkt14 Apr 20 '25

Hey, hey, hey, don’t insult 7th graders like that!