[DiogenesLamp]

And yet while Grant and Lee commanded armies for about the same length of time - Grant actually commanded them a few months longer - it was Lee who had the greatest number of total casualties during the war.

Had he Grant's manpower advantage, he would likely have had fewer casualties. Fighting a war of attrition tends to create casualties, especially on the weaker side.

So who was really the butcher?

Lincoln, who forced the war to happen.

[DoodleDawg]

Lincoln, who forced the war to happen.

And you quickly retreat back to fantasyland.