Bruce Catton was a respected journalist and an authority on the American Civil War. In his essay, “Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts”, he turns his attention towards both generals who are strong and oddly different. Grant and Lee both represented the strength of two conflicting currents. Although Grant and Lee had defined differences, but a few similarities such as both of them wanted the best for their side.
Ulysses S. Grant was the son of a tanner on a western frontier, who had a sharp eye for the future and who also had come up the hard way, without much wealth unlike Lee. Grant believed in eternal toughness, that a man should climb the ladder himself instead of getting a lift to the top. Grant would fight with equal tenacity for the
Ulysses S. Grant was the son of a tanner on a western frontier, who had a sharp eye for the future and who also had come up the hard way, without much wealth unlike Lee. Grant believed in eternal toughness, that a man should climb the ladder himself instead of getting a lift to the top. Grant would fight with equal tenacity for the