Abstract: Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts Wars and conflicts may determine the rise or fall of great leaders. Even today‚ such leaders are portrayed as martyrs for their impeccable courage and valor on the battlefield. In Bruce Catton’s essay‚ Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts‚ he reveals the different leadership styles of both generals and then presents the strength of two conflicting currents that entered into a final collision‚ the Civil War. Catton introduces a sentiment of excitement and
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Paper 11 January 2013 Robert E. Lee: The Savior or Destroyer of the South? Robert E. Lee‚ the most renowned general of the Civil War‚ was both a mastermind of battlefield strategy and a true gentleman. His leadership skills and sharp mind allowed him to become the most successful general in the South. Although Robert E. Lee was a man whose life was marked by distinction and courage‚ he was also marked by arrogance and failure. “Lee was born the fourth child of Colonel Henry Lee and Ann Hill Carter
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The essay‚ "Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts by Bruce Catton‚ compares two hugely diverse American Generals‚ who both shared one unwavering trait. The first of the men‚ Robert E. Lee‚ was an aristocrat stuck in the notions of the noble wealthy‚ who had no wish for change. He presumed that there should be an imbalance within America’s social anatomy. The other General‚ Ulysses S. Grant‚ had desires for America that were the complete opposite of Lee’s. Grant was a man who developed the harsh way
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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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ULYSSES S. GRANT "Grant: a biography" by William S. McFeely. Published by: Norton‚Ww Copyright 1981 Ulysses Simpson Grant‚ (1822-1885)‚ American general and 18th President of the United States. Grant‚ the most capable of the Union generals during the Civil War‚ was a master strategist. He won the first major Union victories. President Abraham Lincoln staunchly defended him against critics and promoted him to command all Union forces. Grant accepted Gen
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The book Ulysses S. Grant‚ Politician was written by the author William B. Hesseltine. William B. Hesseltine was born on February 21‚ 1902 in Brucetown‚ Virginia and died in 1963. He was remembered mostly for his work on the American Civil war‚ the Reconstruction Era‚ the American South‚ and the mid-19th century United States history. Also‚ he had recognition for the 1960 President of the Southern Historical Association. He was assisted greatly by his wife Katherine Hesseltine‚ who gave valuable
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American Civil War‚ Robert Edward Lee was born January 19‚ 1807‚ in Stratford Hall‚ Virginia. Lee was cut from Virginia aristocracy. His extended family members included a president‚ a chief justice of the United States‚ and signers of the Declaration of Independence. His father‚ Colonel Henry Lee‚ also known as "Light-Horse Harry‚" had served as a cavalry leader during the Revolutionary War and gone on to become one of the war’s heroes‚ winning praise from GeneralGeorge Washington. Lee saw himself as
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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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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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“Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts” by Bruce Catton‚ explains the what made Grant and Lee this two-iconic people of the Civil War so different but so alike at the same time. Catton goes into details the backgrounds of the two Generals‚ them believes for why the war is being fought and how their skills as fighters makes them alike. Catton wants to inform the audience‚ of why these two men have become so iconic in US history. Catton first start by pointing out the difference in the two men. Catton
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