Robert E Lee v General Grant

The story for these two guys is seriously crazy. Robert Lee was the commanding general for the confederate states of America, leading the North Virginia regiments, and General Grant was the commanding general for the Union.

The way the two tried to outdo each other is pretty cool. Although Lee was losing the war, he always remained in good spirits and tried to encourage his men, or what was left of them. This guy was really cool because he knew alot of tricks and ways to outsmart the union, but unfortuantely he was never given much credit for it. He tried as best as he could to keep away from resorting to guerilla warfare. Once the Union advanced to North Virginia and bombed Richmond, Lee knew it was time to face Grant and arrange to formally surrended.

Lee met the General in a small farm house in Appotomax and they were actually on good terms with one another. the meeting went a lot better than both of the generals expected. Grant was willing to sign the truce without making the confederates pay for their crimes. He even gave Lee the benefit of giving his men the horses and cattle that they took from the union to use during the war. The last thing that both Grant and Lincoln wanted was to "punish" the south. Instead they wanted to begin reconstruction immediately and do it in the most honorable way.

The really cool thing about General Grant was that he hated being in the military all his life, and almost did not graduate from West Point because he was a slacker. Grant enjoyed poetry and hanging out with friends more than actual study and training. He was a good man, especially to his family. All Grant really wanted to do with his life was manage a farm and have a family, but he took up the military and the offer to become one of Lincoln's generals to help pay for his land. Who would have ever guessed that Grant would turn out to be one of the most respectful and honorable generals yet alone a future President of the United States.

The way Lee and Grant were able to work with one another and keep their words was really cool to find out becuase their are not many people in American History that can honestly be awared for that.