During the civil war there were two major Generals from both sides. For the Union there was a man named General Ulysses S. Grant, and for the Confederate side it was General Robert E. Lee. Even though they were both from the United States they has extremely different ideas and tactics on how they thought they were going to win the war. On one hand General Grant thought that the best way to victory was …showed first 75 words of 414 total…

…showed last 75 words of 414 total…did rather than the odds on the union soldiers. Also, it was shown how good of a man Lee was when, at the end of the war he had to report to the president and he never blamed anyone for their loss. He never criticized any of his commanders, or the soldiers. He knew how many gave their lives for this war and he didn't want anyone to feel like their efforts had gone unnoticed.