Grant and Lee were both great generals who. Who was the superior leader? Lee was a “text book” general; he followed rules and strategies reflecting his education. Grant, on the other hand, was a more impulsive general (Mcleod) Indifferent to rules; he followed what he thought best. They are complete opposites on how they wage war. How do you judge the superior leader? They came from completely different backgrounds. Lee is the superior leader because of his tactical skill, engineering knowledge, and ability to wage war with the disadvantage of having a lack of men, and material.
They have completely different backgrounds. Robert Edward Lee was born in January 1807, in Stratford Hall, Virginia. He was the son of Henry Richard Lee, also known as “Light Horse Harry”, and Ann Hill Carter Lee (Mcleod). Being in aristocratic Virginia, he lived a very privileged life (Thomas). After high school he went on to attend West Point and would graduate with no demerits, an impossible feat. He would graduate as an engineer and would work as an engineer for the army. When the Mexican-American War broke out, he would join the army. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio to his parents, Jessie and Hannah Grant. His father expected many things from Grant. He wanted him to be businesslike and better than what he was. His father thought he …show more content…
Lee could divide up his troops and maneuver them to win battles despite the disadvantage of lack of men. His strategy was always daring and never hesitated in risk taking. He was an engineer and could make his men appear large when they were small in number. Lee would know when to set up for battle by looking at the position of the enemy. Lee, alone, was the reason the South still had an army after five years. The only flaws tactically was that he wasn 't a strategist, or saw the big picture. He just wanted to protect Virginia, his home, at all costs. He didn 't see exactly what the North was
They have completely different backgrounds. Robert Edward Lee was born in January 1807, in Stratford Hall, Virginia. He was the son of Henry Richard Lee, also known as “Light Horse Harry”, and Ann Hill Carter Lee (Mcleod). Being in aristocratic Virginia, he lived a very privileged life (Thomas). After high school he went on to attend West Point and would graduate with no demerits, an impossible feat. He would graduate as an engineer and would work as an engineer for the army. When the Mexican-American War broke out, he would join the army. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio to his parents, Jessie and Hannah Grant. His father expected many things from Grant. He wanted him to be businesslike and better than what he was. His father thought he …show more content…
Lee could divide up his troops and maneuver them to win battles despite the disadvantage of lack of men. His strategy was always daring and never hesitated in risk taking. He was an engineer and could make his men appear large when they were small in number. Lee would know when to set up for battle by looking at the position of the enemy. Lee, alone, was the reason the South still had an army after five years. The only flaws tactically was that he wasn 't a strategist, or saw the big picture. He just wanted to protect Virginia, his home, at all costs. He didn 't see exactly what the North was