Which statements best characterize Ulysses S. Grant?

Answer 1

Steady, unflappable, thorough.

A basically simple man, who was also a good simplifier of problems. His conduct of the Vicksburg campaign displayed brilliant problem-solving skill under difficult conditions, both military and political.

He was also remarkably modest - never felt important. When he arrived in Washington to receive his commission as General-in-Chief, he wondered who all the crowds were cheering for.

His judgment was not infallible, however. In the top job, he badly misjudged the big offensive at Coldharbour, and admitted that it should have never have been ordered. Perhaps worse was his mis-handling of the Battle of the Crater, during the Petersburg siege, which could have ended the war in one day. (The number of differing reports of this event would suggest a lot of blame-shifting.)

He also engaged in long-running feuds with other generals - in particular his boss, H.W.Halleck, and the politician-in-uniform John McClernand, whom Grant was prejudiced against because he was not a West Pointer.

Grant was a devoted family man. His early discharge from the old Army in the desert, due to drinking, can be traced back to his deep unhappiness at being separated from them.

Answer 2

A basically simple man, good at simplifying problems.

Unflappable, cool under fire, well-suited to a long war of attrition.

Remarkably modest - when he arrived in Washington to receive his commission as General-in-Chief, he couldn't think who the crowds were cheering at.

Answer 3

Grant was an effective Union military leader in the first years of the Civil War.

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Answer 4

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