Blogpost #6

With our new subject "Compare and Contrast", the story chosen to do so is on the similarities and differences of General Grant and General Lee of the Civil War.

I personally did not know much about the two, so I will use this as an opportunity to find new information to compare and contrast;).


Similarities Between Lee and Grant

  • They both stood for democracy
  • Both opposite of tidewater aristocrats
  • Tenacity and Fidelity
  • Refusal to give up
  • Ability to reconcile so quickly
  • Daring and resourceful

Differences
  • Lee was brought up through nobility, while Grant was brought up the hard way and looked toward the future.
  • Grant was a modern man, while Lee looked backwards
  • Lee fought for defending everything that gave life meaning, while Grant fought for the broader view of society.

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