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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 10 - January 1 - May 31, 1864 (Hardcover)
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 10 - January 1 - May 31, 1864 (Hardcover)
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In the winter of 1864 while Grant prepared for the inevitable
spring campaign in Georgia, Congress revived the rank of
lieu-tenant general for the purpose of giving it to its most
victorious general. When the bill passed, President Lincoln called
Grant to Washington to receive his commission and to assume command
of all the armies. Major General Henry W. Halleck, who became
Grant's chief of staff, then handled administrative matters and
implemented the commander's orders, thus creating a modern chain of
com-mand and freeing Grant to take the field. Accompanying the Army
of the Potomac, Grant planned a coordinated spring cam-paign of all
the armies. Lincoln's response to the plan--"Those not skinning can
hold a leg"--delighted Grant. He soon learned, however, that some
commanders, notably Major Gen-erals Nathaniel P. Banks, Benjamin F.
Butler, and Franz Sigel, would let the legs slip from their grasp.
Grant's arrival was greeted with scant enthusiasm by the Army of
the Potomac. By not bringing in victorious generals from the
western armies and by quietly conveying his confidence in his own
troops, however, he soon raised morale. By the time his army
crossed the Rapidan in early May it was ready for a series of
bloody battles with General Robert E. Lee. May ended with the
armies massed for an encounter at Cold Harbor. Grant suffered heavy
casualties but was determined to "fight it out on this line if it
takes all summer." Evaluation of Grant's success that May depends
on whether one checks the maps or the casualty figures. Grant
pushed Lee back to Rich-mond, but the cost was awesome. Although
Grant remained informed on the basis of reports sent to Halleck and
copied for him, correspondence not ad-dressed to Grant has been
excluded from this book unless it is essential to understanding
Grant's own letters. As he moved into Virginia, Grant's
correspondence increased in volume and significance. Halleck's new
position relieved Grant, and later his editors and readers, of much
routine army business.
General
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