Occasional Addresses (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Some of the serious misfortunes of the Union army in the war of the rebellion were due to the jealousy by commanding officers of each other, and some have gone so far as to say that the Confederacv was seriously weak ened by jealousy among its leaders but there was noth ing of this in the noble nature of General Grant. He was not only just but generous to his brother officers. He was as careful of their reputation as he was of his own. He gave credit where credit was due and granted to merit all that it deserved. He was not only willing but anxious that others Should win laurels upon the field of' battle by winning victories for the Union cause. 'he was able to detect incompetency and inefficiency in command, and he had the courage to put them where.

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