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    General Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee was born in 1807 in Stafford‚ Virginia. Lee was a great army general during the civil war (1861-1865) who commanded the army of Northern Virginia. Lee was probably the most famous general from the south during the civil war. Robert E. Lee’s father was Major General Henry Lee III (nicknamed the Light Horse Harry) in (1756–1818) the governor of Virginia‚ and his mother was Anne Hill Carter (1773–1829). Also one of Lee’s great grandparents‚ Henry Lee I‚ was a

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    Lee impacted race‚ class‚ gender‚ and/or ethnicity in the United States in many ways. He offered up his life to the most memorable and the best battle in America‚ the Civil War. Just by participating in this event it showed many people who he genuinely

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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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    Ulysses S. Grant makes Robert Lee surrender through war. Grant makes his army tear down buildings and torch them. His army is ruthless and undefeated taking down any threat there is and then he took down Lee. On April 7‚ 1865 Grant sent a letter to Lee that says “The result of last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance.”At first Lee didn’t let up‚ but then Grant stole food from Lee’s train. Lee couldn’t feed his starving soldiers. Grant then met Lee in a small town called

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    is one of many quotes stated by Ulysses S. Grant during his presidency. Presidents make up a big part of our country. Ulysses S. Grant‚ the 18th president of the United States‚ was a very good leader because he was a military general as well as a president and left a legacy. (“Ulysses S. grant Quotes‚” brainyquote.com) On April 27‚ 1822‚ in Point Pleasant‚ Ohio‚ Hiram Ulysses Grant (otherwise known as Ulysses S. Grant) was born. His parents were Hannah Simpson Grant‚ who was a mysterious woman to

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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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    Professor Paquette American History from 1877 17 February 2012 General Ulysses S. Grant: The Soldier and The Man The book I selected to write a critical review essay about is Edward G. Longacre’s General Ulysses S. Grant: The Soldier and The Man. It was published in Cambridge‚ MA by Da Capo Press‚ a subsidiary of the Perseus Books Group‚ in 2006. The author’s main goal in writing this biography of General Grant was to offer some insight into his mind and try to give evidence to support how

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    handshake. Ulysses S. Grant started with 100‚000 men and had lost 17‚000 men. First it was Shiloh then the battle at Richmond. Then the battle of the Missionary Ridge Siege of Petersburg‚The battle of Wilderness and many many more‚ who knows what’s to come next! Grant moved his troops south to Richmond the next morning. In 30 days Grant had lost 50‚000 troops. One day in the middle of the night a fire started in the woods where Grant and his troops were sleeping 200 soldiers burned to death. Grant lost

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    While I have been arguing that Ulysses S. Grant is undeserving of much of the criticism he has received‚ the man is not without flaws. Three clouds hovered over Grant’s reputation. The occasional bender‚ his highly trusted yet unscrupulous friends and family‚ and Order No. 11. Each of these cast a shadow on the man and his legacy‚ but in each you may find a little light as well. In Grant‚ acclaimed biographer Ron Chernow lays out the events of the infamous General Orders No. 11. He puts forth that

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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 GrantLee throughout the course of the war proved himself

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