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Compare And Contrast General Grant Vs Lee

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I unequivocally believe that Union General, Ulysses S. Grant, was by far the more competent commander compared to General Robert E. Lee. Although the North had more manpower, industrial factories, and revenue, it is because of Grant’s leadership that the Union overall triumphed in the Civil War. Compared to General Robert E. Lee, “Grant adopted the strategy of annihilation” (Carrol 2007, 50). This approach would do him well in the future, because unlike the timid generals before him, “Grant was determined to defeat the confederate army” (Carrol 2007, 97). Therefore, after conquering Vicksburg, Mississippi, he ordered General Sherman and his soldiers to invade Georgia (Carrol 2007, 95). Sherman’s atrocious march to the sea would live in infamy

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