Compare And Contrast Ulysses S. Grant And Robert E Lee

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Robert E Lee and Ulysses S. Grant were both strong Generals, on opposing sides of the United States civil war. They both represented the values each respective side was fighting for. Although they had very opposing views on how the country should be ran, they put that aside to bring an end to the war on April 9th, 1865.
Robert E. Lee the General fighting for the Confederacy, was trying to maintain a certain way of life, he thought was the only way to thrive. He believed in order for the American economy to flourish there had to be a social hierarchy. A lower class to work on the land, and the landowners. He believed societies primary source of wealth and influence should come from the land. He thought that owning land would

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