Hurst shows how Grant and Forrest brought to the battlefield the fabled virtues of the American working-class: hard work; ingenuity; and intense determination. Each man's background contributed to his triumphs on the battlefield; but the open-mindedness of his fellow commanders proved just as important. When the North embraced Grant; it won a stalwart defender. When the South rejected Forrest; by contrast; it sealed its fate.
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