. Grant and his campaigns: a military biography . PU] PREPARATIONS FOR THE FINAL CAMPAIGN. 279 Culpepper Courthouse, and it was manifest that he proposedto himself the most difficult task of all. This army he pro-ceeded at once to reorganize in the manner best suited to hispurposes. Intending no disparagement to certain command-ers who were removed at his suggestion, and transferred toother parts of the theatre of war, he selected those with whomhe thought he could work best, for purposes either of inde-pendent command or concert of action. His selections wereextremely judicious. THE ARM? OF T
. Grant and his campaigns: a military biography . PU] PREPARATIONS FOR THE FINAL CAMPAIGN. 279 Culpepper Courthouse, and it was manifest that he proposedto himself the most difficult task of all. This army he pro-ceeded at once to reorganize in the manner best suited to hispurposes. Intending no disparagement to certain command-ers who were removed at his suggestion, and transferred toother parts of the theatre of war, he selected those with whomhe thought he could work best, for purposes either of inde-pendent command or concert of action. His selections wereextremely judicious. THE ARM? OF THE POTOMAC—GENERAL MEADE. General Meade, the hero of Gettysburg—that ever-memo-rable battle, which saved the Republic in one crisis of its fate—regarded by the army as a commander of the first rank, wasretained in command of the Army of the Potomac. And herewe may pause to consider the relations of these two had undoubtedly in an especial manner the chargeand control of the campaign, and could at his pleasure directthe movem
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