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The commanders Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant may have been deadly adversaries, but as leaders they actually had a lot in common. The new book Lee & Grant shows that both men personified incredible energy, intelligence, and dedication, yet each suffered his own Achilles’ heel as well. The book draws up important lessons for modern managers from a dramatic historical account of the victories, and defeats, of these two powerful generals.
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To Longstreet, who came up about this time, Lee confided his fear that Grant might be disposed to demand stiffer terms, inasmuch as he had declined those offered the previous day. Longstreet did not think so. He had known Grant intimately before the war and he told his chief that the Federal general would impose only such terms as Lee himself would in reversed circumstances. Lee did not seem altogether satisfied, and continued to converse with Longstreet in broken sentences for some time. They were still together when Forsyth and Taylor returned from their ride to Meade's lines in the rear. Forsyth doubtless brought verbal assurance and may have transmitted General Meade's definite written acceptance of a truce until 2Â o'clock.56
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As commanding general of the army, Grant had a difficult relationship with President Johnson. Although he accompanied Johnson on a national stumping tour during the 1866 elections, he did not appear to be a supporter of Johnson's moderate policies toward the South. Johnson tried to use Grant to defeat the Radical Republicans by making Grant the Secretary of War in place of Edwin M. Stanton, whom he could not remove without the approval of Congress under the Tenure of Office Act. Grant refused but kept his military command. That made him a hero to the Radicals, who gave him the Republican nomination for president in 1868. He was chosen as the Republican presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention in Chicago in May 1868, with no real opposition.
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Medium Tank M3 Lee was an armored vehicle (tank, AFV or armoured fighting vehicle) in combat use during the Second World War (World War II or WWII) in various theaters. The M3 was a fully tracked all-terrain vehicle designed for military operations. M3... known as the Lee, was produced and deployed by the US Army of the United States of America (USA). The technical drawing (plan, layout or profile) shows the general appearance characteristics of the specified model (version) of the M3 tank for purposes of identification and reference. For more detailed information about this armored fighting vehicle, refer to M3 Lee.
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During the winter of 1863-64, General Lee faced critical shortages for his men and horses. In the South there was an acute shortage of food, shoes, and blankets for his army and feed for his horses.. He rode out to visit with the Army of Northern Virginia, listen to their complaints, and keep their morale up during the winter months. During that time, he issued an order encouraging a better observance of Sunday services. In addition, General Grant assumed command of the Army of the Potomac. Whereas Union General's like Burnside, Hooker and McClellan would retreat after a setback, Grant did not.
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From the middle of June 1864 to early April 1865, Grant besieged Petersburg. At the same time he cut Lee's transportation lines and sent out flanking expeditions against the Southern forces. While Grant, month after month, slowly starved out Lee's men, his generals carried out the other part of his strategy. General Thomas destroyed the Confederate Army of Tennessee at Nashville. General Philip H. Sheridan devastated the Shenandoah Valley, and General Sherman marched through Georgia and South Carolina, destroying everything in his path that could be of use to the Confederate Army.
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