Robert E. Lee was a Confederate General in the American Civil War. He was born January 19‚ 1807 in Stratford‚ Westmoreland County‚ Virginia. He was the youngest son of the Revolutionary War hero general Henry Lee‚ who was also known as “Light-Horse Harry Lee”. He married Mary; daughter of G. W. P. Custis‚ the adopted son of Washington. My Thesis is that Robert E. Lee was a great general in the Civil War. He proved he was great even though his resources usually were not. In 1825 he entered West
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Evangelista Mrs. Constanzo U.S. History Per. 7 2 November 2014 Ulysses S. Grant The president I picked for my presidents report was Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States. He was a hero of the Civil war who fought for the Union. He was two presidents after Lincoln which meant he would be president during post-war reconstruction. Grant was also the youngest president at that time to be elected. Grant may have been a war hero but he might not have been the best
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ULYSSES S. GRANT Ulysses S. Grant quoted that although a soldier by profession‚ he never felt any sort of fondness for war and did not advocate it; except as a means of peace. Ulysses S. Grant didn’t like to fight and only did so when necessary. Ulysses S. Grant was a man of many talents. Even though he preferred not going into war it was overall best for the country. Ulysses S. Grant played a strong part to lead the Union into victory over the Confederacy and strategically took down the Confederacy
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Robert E. Lee was a General for the Confederate army. Lee had always been committed to his obligations in the military. “In 1846‚ Lee got the chance he’d been waiting his whole military career for when the United States when to war with Mexico. Serving under General Winfield Scott‚ Lee distinguished himself as a brave battle commander and brilliant tactician.” (Biogrpahy.com). General Scott thought highly of Lee. But‚ Lee’s life away from battle was difficult for him to handle. He just didn’t know
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Grant and Lee Throughout the course of my history career‚ which is not very long‚ teachers and professors have always focused on the point that General Grant was a butchering alcoholic who won the war solely on the account of his stubborn personality. And on the other hand‚ teachers portrayed General Lee as a masterful strategist‚ who used Christian values in order to win the rebellion. However‚ in Fuller’s account of the two Generals‚ he alleges through data and personal intuition that General
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battle was a battle was a make or break moment for the U.S. One argument about the civil war was on the generals. Historians are still arguing this question. Who was a better general Robert E Lee or Ulysses S. Grant. Unfortunately this question does not have an official answer on which general is better. People often speculate that question. Ulysses S. Grant was a better general than Robert E Lee because the north won the civil war‚ Grant was more dedicated that Lee‚ and Lee’s army was less experienced
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commanded by Ulysses S. Grant‚ is recognized as a major deciding factor in the history of United States. The Civil War began in 1861 and determined the kind of nation that the United States would become. There were many factors that triggered the Civil War‚ but the main reason was the differences in opinion if blacks should be free or slaves. Slavery had increased heavily in the Southern United States after the creation of the Cotton Gin. By the end of the American Revolution‚ slavery was dying in the
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General Robert E. Lee and General Grant during the Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant was not as well known at the start of the Civil War as Robert E. Lee but proved to be just as valuable during the war. As a soldier‚ Grant believed‚ “When in doubt‚ fight.” And he did fight. He won fame for demanding unconditional (complete) surrender from the Southern commanders he was fighting. In fact‚ people in the North began saying Grant’s initials‚ “U.S.‚” stood for “Unconditional Surrender.” In battle‚ Grant was tough
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Perhaps the single worst flaw in American history is the civil war‚ brought on by slavery. Although slavery ended more than 150 years ago we are still fighting over the meanings behind Confederate monuments. Mortimer K Adler said‚ “You must be able to say ‘I understand‚’ before you can say ‘I agree‚’ or ‘disagree‚’ or ‘I suspend your judgment.’” A lack of understanding is America’s biggest plight. Our lack of understanding opposing views is what divides us‚ much like the debate over the Confederate
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