Ulysses S. Grant’s Leadership And Simplicity
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Ulysses S. Grant was one of the Union’s best generals, if not the best. He displayed two strong qualities, leadership skills and simplicity. “He could not only discipline others, but he could discipline himself,” said Horace Porter, who was in service with Grant. Grant’s methods were al ....
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.... and this confidence morally re-unified his men (Fuller, 72-73).
Grant also showed an amazing combination of tenacity and innovation in Vicksburg and elsewhere. In the fall of 1863 Grant was sent to Chattanooga to lead a besieged army. Within a month Grant had turned the tables and had defeated the enemy forces. Grant was much more than just an incredible battlefield commander. He produced the foundation of the modern American army. Grant emphasized a strategy of maximum firepower w ....
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