Grant and Lee went head to head for the first time at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864. Grant had assembled 120,000 men to Lee's 65,000. Grant lost 18,000 men to Lee's 11,000. Although Lee had won the battle, Grant, with his numerical superiority, inevitably won the war. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattax court house April 1865
Lee and Grant were officers in the US Army under General Wainwright in the attack and defeat of Mexico under general Santa Ana. Later, they were leaders on opposite sides during the US Civil War.
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.
Lee was confederacy and Grant was a Union general
No , R.E. Lee surrendered to U.S. Grant .
U.S. Grant
One of the qualities that Grant had was more troops and less casualties then Lee. Hope that helped.
Grant and Lee went head to head for the first time at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864. Grant had assembled 120,000 men to Lee's 65,000. Grant lost 18,000 men to Lee's 11,000. Although Lee had won the battle, Grant, with his numerical superiority, inevitably won the war. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattax court house April 1865
The Battle of Cold Harbor was a defeat of General Grant. It was also the last victory of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The Union defeat however, only made Grant more relentless in defeating the Lee. In summation, the victory by Lee helped prolong the war and prolonged the ultimate defeat of the Confederacy.
Lee and Grant were officers in the US Army under General Wainwright in the attack and defeat of Mexico under general Santa Ana. Later, they were leaders on opposite sides during the US Civil War.
Lee Grant was born on October 31, 1927.
Lee Grant was born on October 31, 1927.
Grant Lee Buffalo was created in 1991.
lee surrendered to grant at Appotamox courthouse
Grant Lee Buffalo ended in 1999.
General Grant's army defeated General Lee's army and Grant accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. Grant's treatment of Lee was characterized by such respect and generosity that Lee would not permit a bad word to be spoken about the man who had beaten him.
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