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    Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27,1822 to Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant (Williams). His first name was decided upon by his maternal grandmother while his middle name was an alternate form of his father’s favorite literary character, whose name was Odysseus (Schlesinger Jr.). His parents had three daughters and two sons after Ulysses. During his childhood, he was shy but had a large passion for horses (Grant, 8). He worked on his family’s farm and attended

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    needed strong leaders. These leaders were William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, and Ulysses S. Grant. Their successes and failures helped lead to the Union victory. William Tecumseh Sherman and Philip Sheridan were friends of and generals under Ulysses S. Grant whom helped wreck total war to end the Civil War. William Tecumseh Sherman helped Grant introduce the idea and carried it out in Georgia. He and his men captured and ravaged Atlanta, Georgia and spent much

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    “Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee: The Generals of Greatness” written by Eddie Whalen to describe the differences and similarities of these two great generals with different ideas can , at times , also have opposing ideas. 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

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    the, union Ulysses S .Grant, who is also one of the most unclaimed general,forcefully sent troops down to Shiloh,Vicksburg and Chattanooga Tennessee to destroy the cities.Ulysses went on to fight against Robert . E.Lee our General. Ulysses did everything he possibly could to win Vicksburg. Ulysses went to Vicksburg and fought John C Pemberton , Ulysses had to break our army's grip Grant's army had try to dig trenches to get to the shallow narrow and get passed the our army. Grant sent men with

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    Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant were two major generals that participated in the United States Civil War. Through these two military masterminds a nation torn in two fought against one another to fight the other in what is known as the bloodiest war to ever happen on U.S soil, and the bloodiest war in U.S history. General Lee and General Grant both engaged and defeated enemies using their superior strategy. On and off the battlefield these two generals had

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    battle because the Generals where Ulysses S. Grant and Braxton Bragg. The important thing is that you will learn about the battle of Chattanooga. Some things you will learn about are the Generals, You will also learn all about the battle of Chattanooga, how much people died, missing and captured, and how much where wounded. Generals This battle was amazing because the generals where Ulysses S. Grant and Braxton Bragg. These were two really good generals. Grant was so smart and confident that Lincoln

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    Grant is a nice and loving person who will always do stuff for people he loves, he may be reluctant at times but come through at the end. This shows for Grant because he came through for Jefferson and helped him die a man though he was very hesitant on helping him he came through in the long run. When Grant does come through for Jefferson think it helped the both of them because it allowed the both of them open up to others and each other. Grant is a very complicated person because he has a very

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    Robert E. Lee or Ulysses S. Grant, who was the better general? Grant, in the north, had more soldiers and better industries. Lee was at a disadvantage in the south because the confederacy didn’t have as good industries. They both received their military education at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Lee and Grant were both respected men who had major ranks. They both won key battles in the war. In the end, Lee surrendered to Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse. After the war

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    The first roar of the Civil War ended with a last gasp for air. Where in such a war more than six hundred twenty thousand men sacrificed their lives for their own belief in the abolishment of slavery (“Civil War Facts”). “We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain. That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom” (Baslor). These wise words of Abraham Lincoln cleared the way of a desolate trail of violence and pain, yet he was determined to accomplish his plans

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    generals in the Civil War were Ulysses S. Grant, who commanded the Union Army, and Robert E. Lee, who commanded the Confederate Army. The two commanding generals were similar in many ways, but were also very different. For example, General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee both graduated from West Point Military Academy, but Grant graduated twenty-first in a class of thirty-four in 1843, while Lee graduated second in his class of 1829. Another example would be that Grant had a reputation for being

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