GDG- a sad state of affairs

[Batrinque at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/22/06 1:10:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
sl_hahn at hotmail.com writes:

> stanley meisler writes,in an article about george washington and mt. 
> vernon, 
> that in a survey in the 1990s, seniors at 50 leading american colleges and 
> universities were asked to name the victorious american general at the 
> battle of yorktown.  34%correctly named washington;37% came up with ulysses 
> s grant.  its so sad.
> 

It wasn't Robert E. Lee?

Bruce Trinque
Amston, CT