General Grant

While listening to podcasts on the civil war, I have been doing sketches of some of the main combatants. One of the most revered is Hiram Ulysses Grant the most outstanding general in the American Civil war, who led the Union Army to victory. When he assumed command of the Union Army, he was able to defeat Lee's Confederate army and effectively brought the war to a close. Considered by many to be a military genius because of his innovation, versatility and administrative ability. One wonders how quickly the war may have been over, if he had assumed the lead at an earlier date?