refuses to disturb him, 161;
his letter to Grant after Vicksburg, 161, 162;
wishes Rosecrans to unite with Burnside, 163, 164;
tries to encourage Rosecrans after Chickamauga, 164, 165;
sends aid to Rosecrans, 165;
replaces him by Thomas and puts Grant in command in West, 165;
wishes Meade to attack in Virginia, 168;
refuses to interfere in finances, 170, 171;
his attitude in Alabama affair, 172;
refuses foreign arbitration, 173;