on Copperheads, ii. 96;
forms plan to take Vicksburg, 157;
tries to approach city from south, 158, 159;
besieges and takes Vicksburg, 159, 160;
his credit for campaign, 160;
his relations with Lincoln, 160, 161;
accused of drunkenness, 161;
congratulated by Lincoln, 161, 162;
given command of the West, 165;
orders Thomas to hold Chattanooga, 165;