sneers at generals who favor McClellan's plans, [336];
shows incompetence in organizing army, [343], [344];
praises Wilkes for capturing Mason and Slidell, [381];
communicates Lincoln's approval to McClellan, ii. 32;
loses head during Jackson's raid, 53;
bitter letter of McClellan to, 62;
becomes McClellan's merciless enemy, 63;
tries to prevent reappointment of McClellan, 81;
wishes to take troops from Meade for Rosecrans, 168;
repudiates Sherman's terms with Johnston, 239;