It profiles what kind of person both Grant and Lee were. Relative to building a monument in honor of Robert E. Lee is what kind of person he was. The statue at the center of the controversy is arguably not about the war, but about Lee himself, and his actions after the war that helped to heal the nation.
But hey, the maniacs out there want to tear down the monuments to Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Columbus, so it's not even about the Civil War or the individuals in it at this point. If it ever was.
