Beneficially Ulysses S. Grant also made an significant impact on the modern military or soldiers, by giving them a way to be optimistic in a war, and how not to be pessimistic.
According to White House.gov it said that ¨Grant replied, "No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted," (White House.gov).
According to Biography.com it said ¨Ulysses S. Grant saw the military objectives of the Civil War differently than most of his predecessors, who believed that capturing territory was most important to winning the war,¨ (biography.com).
Having the mercy to spare your enemy was one of Grant's rule, and he knew that it was a good thing for a soldier to look up to. Grant also kept an example for soldiers to look up to like invading your enemy territory was not the greatest thing or strategy in the war, but to believe that you will win the war. Some generals in modern time still fight to win, but some of them might have looked up to Grant, and they might have had mercy on their enemy.
The soldiers in the Union Army mostly looked up to Grant because they knew that he was a good influence in the world. Don´t worry about your enemy, but believe that you will strive to win the war. Grant has made most military spots a great place to look up to for soldiers.