threatens retaliation for Southern excesses, [133];
shows signs of care and fatigue, [134];
never asks for sympathy, [135];
slow to displace McClellan until sure of a better man, [135];
doubtful as to Burnside's plan of attack, [136];
refuses to accept Burnside's resignation after Fredericksburg, [138];
declines to ratify Burnside's dismissals, [138];
his letter to Hooker, [139], [140];
suggestions to Hooker after Chancellorsville, [143], [144];
opposes plan to dash at Richmond, [144];