opposes plan to dash at Richmond, 144;
directs Hooker to obey Halleck, 145, 146;
appoints Meade to succeed Hooker, 146, 147;
urges Meade to attack Lee after Gettysburg, 149;
angry at Meade's failure, 150;
his letter to Meade, 150-152;
annoyed by Democratic proposals for peace, 152;
refuses to receive Stephens. 153;
annoyed by inaction of Rosecrans, 156;
urged to remove Grant, 161;