relieves siege, 166;

wins battle of Chattanooga, 166, 167;

sends Sherman to relieve Burnside, 167;

on reconstruction, 229, 230;

his conference with Lincoln, 237;

movement to nominate for President in 1864, 259, 263;

appointed lieutenant-general, 276, 277;

given free control, 277;

prepares plan of campaign, 277;

correspondence with Lincoln, 278;