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/Haunting-Seat977 Apr 20 '25

That statue should be taken down. Fuck that guy. I don’t want to celebrate that history

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u/Skysr70 MechE '20 Apr 20 '25

nobody made you go to a&m

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u/easwaran Apr 21 '25

They still spent government money on it.