Seems like you disagree with Grant and Eisenhower. You are losing historical friends fast.
I don’t think so. I disagree with your cherry picked quotes from them, not with the men themselves.
Certainly each of them made mistakes. Kaye Summersby being one of Eisenhower’s mistakes and the second attack at Cold Harbor being one of Grants.
And again, neither was trained as a lawyer. As a military man there is much to find admirable in Lee.
As a military politician and bureaucrat there is much admirable in Eisenhower. He was the guy Marshall sent to Britain as part of the forward party, and did such a good job that Marshall never felt the need to move forward to take command. Quite a fellow. If you would like to read a rather sad criticism of Eisenhower, try “Conscience of a Conservative” by Barry Goldwater. My copy is autographed, so no, I won’t lend it to you.
Grant was right about many things. He said that the southern men fought with admirable courage, but for the worst cause ever.