Who was the better general, Ulysses S. Grant or Robert E. Lee?

Question

Please Provide 3 reasons to support your opinion as to who was the better general,with detail. THANK YOU for contributing.

Answer 1

Grant was better cause he won the war.

Answer 2

Robert E Lee was once a greater General than Grant, however Grant knew how one can beat Lee sooner or later with the assets he had at his disposal. In a instantly out battle Lee gained at any time when. But he wanted time in among battles to rebuild his forces and Grant might now not supply him a holiday commencing with the Battle of the Wilderness.

Answer 3

Lee was better most of the time. If he had won in Gettysburg the whole war would be won.
He won more battles with less men to fight.
He had more respect from his men.
Although misguided in going to war he was more Christian in character.
He was fighting for the right convictions as the Union had no right in going into the south. The right of states to separate was very legal. He was on the side of truth. The war was not about slavery. More blacks fought on the side of the south then the North.
The North marched through the south killing and destroying everything they saw and were immoral in their approach to war by killing women and children burning homes and raping women.
The south was more disciplined in this respect.
I was not born in the USA. There is a ten part history series that is a must see on this whole era.

Answer 4

Lee was a rich successful landowner, businessman and career officer.
Grant was the son of a poor grocer, who had a drinking problem and was always getting into trouble.
They both did the best they could with what they had.
Even though Grant won the war and went on the become prez of the US, Lee has always been considered to be the better general.

Answer 5

Robert E. Lee was a very good leader of men. He was true to his convictions and that is very respectable. Not many men would choose to fight for a smaller, less equipped army if they had the choice. But Lee stuck to his guns, led his men against the odds and did a fantastic job. He was a great tactician and made very few strategic mistakes throughout the war. So I would say this is a no brainer.

Answer 6

First off, asking some racist redneck grandma from Tennessee who was a better general has no bearing on the argument.

Personally I would say Grant, simply because Lee had a choice to fight for the Union and refused, he wasn't smart enough to fight for the winning side.

Answer 7

I would second SlixX's statements. How much brains does it take to be stubborn using sledgehammer tactics with overwhelming resources. Altho Grant did win the later battles, that's got to count for something, if i had a choice of generals going into battle, i'd pick Lee.

Answer 8

Neither. George Henry Thomas was better.

He was smarter, more deliberate, and less rash