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<blockquote data-quote="VanC" data-source="post: 808022" data-attributes="member: 3355"><p>As a tactician, Grant wasn't even close to Lee, but don't sell him short. He wasn't afraid to go against common wisdom if he felt the time was right to go on the offensive. At one point during the Vickburg Campaign, he split his army and attacked in two directions. This was unheard of at the time, and still frowned upon today, but it worked. This sped up the fall of Vicksburg which gave the North complete control of the Mississippi and was the beginning of the end for the South. </p><p></p><p>You're right about McClellan. He was reluctant to do battle and Lincoln became increasingly frustrated with him. Grant, on the other hand, knew that his job was to engage the enemy and defeat him, and he wasn't afraid to do so. That's how wars are won and that's what generals are supposed to do.</p><p></p><p>As for Grant's presidency, that has nothing to do with his competence as a general, in my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VanC, post: 808022, member: 3355"] As a tactician, Grant wasn't even close to Lee, but don't sell him short. He wasn't afraid to go against common wisdom if he felt the time was right to go on the offensive. At one point during the Vickburg Campaign, he split his army and attacked in two directions. This was unheard of at the time, and still frowned upon today, but it worked. This sped up the fall of Vicksburg which gave the North complete control of the Mississippi and was the beginning of the end for the South. You're right about McClellan. He was reluctant to do battle and Lincoln became increasingly frustrated with him. Grant, on the other hand, knew that his job was to engage the enemy and defeat him, and he wasn't afraid to do so. That's how wars are won and that's what generals are supposed to do. As for Grant's presidency, that has nothing to do with his competence as a general, in my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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