Basically, numbers.
Grant outnumbered him two to one, and, his best corps commander, Longstreet, was wounded. Still, he managed to stave off Union victory time and time again, defeating Grant at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor.
Yes. He was General-in-Chief of the Union, and travelled in a mobile HQ beside the Army of the Potomac, commanded by George Meade. They lost the Battle of the Wilderness, but Grant refused to retreat. He hung on to Lee's flank, and eventually cornered him at Petersburg.
About 68,000 men.
The Battle of Petersburg was a battle that had a succesful siege accure during the battle
It was not able to rest and heal after a battle.
It was not able to rest and heal after a battle.
The Battle of the Wilderness was the first battle in the Overland Campaign, which started in May 1864 and ended with the surrender of Lee at Appomattox in April 1865. It was a Union defeat, largely because Lee forced Grant to fight in thick forest, where his superior artillery could not be deployed.
General Ulysses S. Grant was a general for the north during the Battle of Vicksburg. Lt. General John C. Pemberton was the general for the south during the Battle of Vicksburg.
the commanding general for the Japanese during the battle of Iwo Jima
General Grant was criticized for the Battle of Shiloh Church because of how many casualties there were during the battle. There were reports that General Grant had been drunk during the first part of the battle.
During the Confederate invasion of Maryland which led to Battle of Antietam: Major General George Brinton McClellan. During the Battle of Fredericksburg - Major General Ambrose Burnside. During the Battle of Chancellorsville : Major General Joseph Hooker. During the Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania and the Battle of Gettysburg: Major General George Meade. During the Overland Campaign up to Appomattox,: Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.
General Douglas Haig was the British ruler during the battle of Somme, i think.
General McAuliffe famously responded "Nuts!" when asked to surrender during the Battle of the Bulge.