Grant wants Lee to surrender but Robert E. Lee says no because he believes he can still win the war. Then Robert E Lee leaves the courthouse then comes back because Grant had taken Robert E Lee’s food stasch and his soldiers were starving. So at the courthouse Grant says you can keep your small firearms and if you have a horses you can also keep them. Then he also says to Robert E Lee you will not be disturbed on your way home then grant gives Lee and his soldiers food and Robert E. Lee and his army
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The leadership styles of 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
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In 1861‚ on the eve of civil war‚ President Abraham Lincoln tapped I‚ Robert E. Lee to take command of the United States Army. being The fifty-five year old silver-haired veteran that had graduated second in my class at West Point‚ served valiantly during the Mexican War under General Winfield Scott‚ and had‚ with his forces‚ put down the insurrection at Harper’s Ferry‚ capturing abolitionist John Brown. By all accounts‚ i was the man to lead the Army‚ as renowned for his gentlemanly character as
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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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In the eastern front of U.S. Civil War there were two men who stood above the rest. Robert E. Lee was the commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson commanded the Army of the Shenandoah. The military genius of these two men was far beyond that of any Union or Confederate officer in the east. History tells us that Robert E. Lee was one of the greatest commanding officers in history. History only tells us that Jackson was brave and stood like a stonewall
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Robert Frost One can only marvel at the grandeur of nature and its influence upon every aspect of the universe. The irony is that nature wears many different masks‚ for at times nature is kind‚ gentle‚ and giving; while‚ in an instant‚ it can turn harsh‚ unforgiving‚ and unrelenting. One phenomenon that is certain‚ though‚ is that nature is continually teaching new and old lessons with regard to life and survival. Robert Frost was an extremely insightful man who recognized the lessons of nature
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Lee: The Gentlemen’s Gentleman Robert E. Lee was considered by many in the South and even by some in the North to be the epitome of what a gentleman should be. Ulysses S. Grant was the North’s answer to Lee. “They were two strong men‚ these oddly different generals‚ and they represented the strengths of two conflicting currents that‚ through them‚ had come into final collision” (429). He was even considered to be an aristocrat in many social circles. “Lee embodied the noblest elements of this
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GRANT AND LEE: A COMPARISON AND CONTRAST 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
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“In three words I can sum up everything I have learned in life: it goes on” (Editors of Brainy Quotes). Robert Frost was named after the general Robert E. Lee. When his father died from tuberculosis‚ it triggered his writing objective (Editors of Poets.org). Most of his poems were memorable (Editors of Poets.org). Such as The Road Not Taken and Fireflies in the Garden (Editors of Poets.org). Robert’s works range from love to hate‚ anxiety to audacity‚ and happiness to sadness (Shmoop Editorial Team
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“Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts‚” written by Bruce Catton compares and contrasts the characteristics and lives of two leaders of the Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee‚ two very strong and very different generals‚ met on April 9‚ 1865 at Appomattox Court House in Virginia to bring to a close the Civil War. By this time‚ America had become a country that was starting over with the simple core belief in equal rights for everyone. Lee‚ who is from Virginia‚ had very traditional and
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