There was an interesting comment on Grant in Battle Cry of Freedom that I think bears on this. It said that Grant as a general was never very concerned about what the enemy was about to do to him, and was instead focused on his plan to attack the enemy. This mostly worked because of the war he fought, modulo a couple battles where the other side acted first. And like his gullibility, this never seemed to go away. I could easily see the two being connected.
That makes sense. You could see how Grant was a great general, but it wasn't in the same way as other great generals. He was very aggressive and bold, but there was definitely never some clever move against a superior force.
There was an interesting comment on Grant in Battle Cry of Freedom that I think bears on this. It said that Grant as a general was never very concerned about what the enemy was about to do to him, and was instead focused on his plan to attack the enemy. This mostly worked because of the war he fought, modulo a couple battles where the other side acted first. And like his gullibility, this never seemed to go away. I could easily see the two being connected.
That makes sense. You could see how Grant was a great general, but it wasn't in the same way as other great generals. He was very aggressive and bold, but there was definitely never some clever move against a superior force.
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