I will not move my army without onions!

(idea) by beable Sun Feb 25 2001 at 7:59:13

During the Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant believed that onions would prevent dysentery and other physical ailments. He reportedly sent the following message via telegraph to the War Department: "I will not move my army without onions!" Within a day, the U.S. Government sent three trainloads of onions to the front.

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