Compare And Contrast Grant And Lee

Bruce Catton wrote “ Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts” and had it first published in The American Story in 1955. He contrasted Grant and Lee in various ways; one way was that Lee had values of family and tradition. On the other hand, Grant had values of progression. Lee strongly believed in having an aristocratic government. Grant was on the opposite side and believed that a democracy was the better type of government. Lee had fought to keep the people and society, from where he lived and grew up in, the same. Grant, on the other hand, fought to help the society as a whole to continue progressing forward because that is what he believed, in complete honesty, was the best for everyone. There were also similarities between the two generals;