his blunder a fatal one, [56];

not a quick thinker, [57];

ruins McClellan's campaign, [57], [58];

begins to lose patience with McClellan's inaction, [60];

appoints Halleck commander-in-chief, [65];

his constancy in support of McClellan, [66];

does not sacrifice McClellan as scapegoat, [67];

visits Harrison's Landing, [67];

avoids any partisanship in whole affair, [68];

appears better than McClellan in campaign, [69];