tries in vain to prevent Virginia from seceding, [263];
tries to secure Lee, [263];
successful in his policy for retaining Kentucky in Union, [267];
unable to reach North Carolina, Tennessee, or Arkansas, [269];
tries to aid Missouri loyalists, [270];
confident in efficiency of North, [271];
his capacities unknown to people, [273];
question of his "inspiration," [274];
his masterfulness not realized, [274];
question as to his relations with advisers, [275];