. The lives and campaigns of Grant and Lee. A comparison and contrast of the deeds and characters of the two great leaders in the civil war . to prompt expression. He never gave an order withoutconsidering well its subject; but his judgment requiredlittle time to weigh reasons. It seemed that he had learnedits parts before the battle was joined, and was ready in anyemergency to give directions. His mind was given to studying plans, imagining contin-gencies and supplying remedies; and, often, after hearingwithout comment the opinions of his officers upon the situa-tion of affairs, he would star
. The lives and campaigns of Grant and Lee. A comparison and contrast of the deeds and characters of the two great leaders in the civil war . to prompt expression. He never gave an order withoutconsidering well its subject; but his judgment requiredlittle time to weigh reasons. It seemed that he had learnedits parts before the battle was joined, and was ready in anyemergency to give directions. His mind was given to studying plans, imagining contin-gencies and supplying remedies; and, often, after hearingwithout comment the opinions of his officers upon the situa-tion of affairs, he would startle them with an expressionthat would open to them a plan, complete in all its details,and capable of being followed, and all suggestions, ques-tions and objections, would find a ready answer. Grantstudied his campaigns in every light and with reference toevery possibility; and, before they commenced, he knewwhat he should do, in case the enemy did thus and so, or ifthe enemy should do the contrary from what he would rea-sonably expect; and his readiness to change the details ofhis plans to suit the occasion, marked his great GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE. pm GRANT NOT A MARTINET. 401 As to his custom with regard to discipline, he regardedefficiency as the test of soldiers. No matter whether thetroops presented an excellent appearance and were good atdress parade, or not, though he liked a careful soldier, if themen were brave and obedient, it was all he required. It is related, that, one time, as he, according to custom,was walking on the borders of his camp, dressed only in aprivates clothes outwardly, he came upon a sentinel asleep,who, though a brave man and a good soldier, had beentired out by long marches and lack of rest; and the Com-mander, instead of sending him to the guard house, took upthe soldiers musket and trod the beat till the man , making himself known to the terrified sentinel, hegave him a few words of warning and left him. But whereseverity was
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