Compare And Contrast Ulysses S. Grant And Robert E. Lee

The Civil war had many great leader and they also had really bad leader’s. The two great leader are Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E Lee. Ulysses S Grant was a leader for the Union and Robert E Lee was the leader of the confederates and lead them to a lot of victory in the war. Ulysses S grant was a kind of guy who didn’t like waiting. Robert E Lee was a military expert but he never on the battlefield.

Robert E. Lee was a confederate general for the south. "Lee led one of the largest Confederate army and ultimately was named general-in-chief of all Confederate land forces." He went to West Point Military Academy. Lee was known for surrendering to Ulysess Grant in the Battle of Gettysberg. His tactics were strong and he was known as a good general in the south.

The American civil war was by far the bloodiest battle america has ever faced with great general from both sides. General Ulysses Simpson Grant and Robert Edward Lee. Grant and Lee had similar backgrounds like attending west point academy, becoming general, and fighting in the american civil war and the mexican war. These two generals had tremendous plans and strategies. General Ulysses S grant was better general than Robert E Lee due to Grants war strategies, unique tactics, and his superior commanding.

Grant had come up the hard way in the western frontier and embodied nothing in particular except the eternal toughness it took to grow up past the mountains. Grant wanted to learn through failures and in his own way. Lee came down through the age of knighthood which allowed him to embody the noblest elements. Lee did not like change

General Lee and General Grant were both remarkable war heroes during the Civil War; both leading their respective sides. Although both men experienced success in the military, they both emerged from incredibly different walks of life. Lee was from the South, and Grant, the North. Their opposite birthplaces resulted in Lee fighting for Southern secession and Grant fighting to preserve the Union and eventually, abolishing slavery in America. Today, we remember these generals and their heroic leadership during the perils of the 1860s.

These were two great military leaders who even though were fighting on different sides in the Civil war had a lot of strong moral beliefs in what they really believed in. Coming from different backgrounds they both received Military training at West Point and were some of the greatest Military Commanders of their time. Both men were governed by personal codes of honor and a steadfast allegiance to what each viewed at his homeland. Grant and Lee were in complete contrast, representing two diametrically opposed elements in American life. (Bruce Catton page 61 reprinted in The Norton Mix.)

Grant and Lee are different in many ways. General Lee was tidewater Virginia, and in his background were family, culture, and tradition. He had embodied a way of life that came down through the age of knighthood and the English country squire. General Grant was the son of a tanner on the western frontier. He had come up the hard way and embodied nothing in particular except the external toughness and sinewy fiber of the men that grew up behind the mountains. He was one of the body of men who owed reverence of obeisance to no one, who were self-reliant to a fault, who cared hardly of anything of the past but had a sharp eye for the future.

Robert E. Lee was born on January 19, 1807 at Stratford in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the youngest son of Major-General Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee and his second wife, Ann Hill (Carter) Lee. His siblings from his father’s first wife are Philip Ludwell Lee, Lucy Grymes Lee, Henry Lee, and Nathaniel Greene Lee. His siblings from his father's second wife are Algernon Sidney

The Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia was General Robert E. Lee. General Lee graduated second in his class from West Point in 1829 and served throughout the country, but is best known for his leadership during the Mexican-American War. General Lee believed in unity but when the state of Virginia decided to secede from the Union in April 1861, Lee decided to stay with Virginia. Confederate president Jefferson Davis asked Lee to serve as his senior military adviser and General Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia on June 1, 1862.

Throughout history, there have been people whose names and faces have become synonymous with the time periods in which they lived. For example, Julius Caesar is synonymous with the late Roman Republic and George Washington is synonymous with the American Revolution. Just like these two men, the name Robert E. Lee has become synonymous with the American Civil War. Not only did Lee rise to become the most important and recognizable person in the Southern Confederacy, but his honor and virtuous acts during and after the war made him a hero to modern-day Americans. Even though he fought for what many consider the morally erroneous side of the war, the virtues of his character have made him a figure in American history

No matter how much something can differ some characteristics are shared. As strange as it sounds it’s very true, both Grant and Lee are two different yet similar people. As these two fights for what they believe in, though their beliefs are different they share some qualities. Ulysses S. Grant wanted the nation to expand and look forward towards the future. Robert E. Lee thought that an old aristocratic way of life was the better choice and that it can survive and dominant in American life.

During the times of Civil War, there were many Commanding Generals that came along. But two stand out amongst all, Ulysses S. Grant of United States of America and Robert E. Lee of Confederate States of America. Both men had formally fought, not along side of each other, in the Mexican-American War. At one point Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant worked together in the Mexican-American War. They both gained a war time experience, Grant as a quartermaster and Lee as an engineer who positioned troops and artillery during their participation in the Scott’s march from the coastal town of Vera Cruz to Mexico City. Both men were vastly different with different styles and background who not only won the affection of their men but respect of

Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee are two of the most effective military leaders in American history. These men have become symbolic of the two nations at conflict during the Civil War. Both had very different backgrounds and personalities that caused them to differ in their military leadership and accomplishments. Even though General Lee would surrender his army to General Grant, Lee throughout the course of the war proved himself to be a better military leader.

Lee, who is from Virginia, had very traditional and old fashioned beliefs. He strongly believed in the idea that having unequal, leadership, and social categories provided an advantage to society. The Confederacy embraced Lee as their leader as well. Furthermore, Confederate soldiers considered Lee

(Ulysses S. Grant). On the confederate side, General Robert E. Lee was general. Lee was known