内战将军lee和grant英文对比.docVIP

Content Family and early life 2 Lee 2 Grant 2 Grant and Lee on slavery 3 Mexican war 3 Lee 3 Grant 3 Harpers Ferry: Prelude to War 4 Civil war 5 Lee 5 Grant 5 Grant versus Lee 6 After the war 7 Grant 7 Lee 7 Conclusion 8 Notes 8 Books on Robert E. Lee 8 Books on Ulysses S. Grant 8 General sources 8 The Generals in the Civil War Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee were two very important heroes during the Civil War. They were alike, and also different, in a lot of ways. The biggest difference was that they were fighting against each other. Grant and Lee didn’t always fight on opposing sides, though. They fought together against Mexico, but they fought against each other in the Civil War. Grant fought for the Union army (the North) and Lee fought for the Confederate (Southern) army. They were also similar because Grant commanded the entire Union army, and Lee commanded the entire Confederate army. Here, I will make a comparison in family and early life, the opinion on salary, Mexican war, and civil war. Family and early life Lee Born at Stratford, a family plantation in Virginia, Robert E. Lee was the son of Henry Lee (“Light‐Horse Harry”) of the Revolutionary War. He graduated with great distinction from West Point in 1829, and in 1831 he married Mary Custis, daughter of Martha Washingtons grandson, George Washington Parke Custis, who was also George Washingtons adopted son. The Lees made their home at Arlington, the Custis mansion overlooking Washington, D.C. The marriage produced four daughters and three sons. The sons—George Washington Custis Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, and Robert E. Lee, Jr.—all served as officers in the Confederate army. Grant Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27, 1822. His father Jesse Root Grant (1794–1873) was a self-reliant tanner (leather producer) and businessman of English ancestry, from an austere family. His mother Hannah Simpson Grant (1798–1883) was of Scottish ancestry. Both were natives of Pennsylva