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];