UNIT 9 Grant and Lee A Study in Contrasts单元9.PPT

UNIT 9 Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts Bruce Catton Bruce Catton (1899 — 1978) was a journalist and a notable historian of the American Civil War. He won a Pulitzer Prize for history in 1954 for A Stillness at Appomattox, his study of the final campaign of the war in Virginia. American Civil War The American Civil War was fought from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. Division of the Country Blue represents Union states, including those admitted during the war; light blue represents Union states which permitted slavery; red represents Confederate states. Unshaded states had not been admitted to the Union at the time of the War. Ulysses Simpson Grant An American Civil War general & hero The inexperienced 18th (1869–1877) President of the United States Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822 – 1885) was an American Civil War general and the 18th (1869–1877) President of the United States. Grant won many important battles, rose to become general-in-chief of all Union armies, and is credited with winning the war. Although he was a successful general, he is considered by historians to be one of America's worst Presidents, who led an administration plagued by severe scandal and corruption. Robert Edward Lee(1807-1870) Robert Edward Lee ( 1807 – 1870) was a career army officer and the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. He eventually commanded all Confederate armies as general-in-chief. Like Hannibal and Rommel, his victories against superior forces in a losing cause made him famous. As a result, he is more widely-known than Ulysses Grant, the general who defeated him. Through contrast and comparison, the article shows that despite their differences, what the two generals had in common made their encounter at Appomattox a fru