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;
obliged to restrain Chase and Seward, 275-280;