. 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 . at city. TheFederal force occupying it was small. Price formed the de-sign of capturing it, and did so (September 13, 62), aftera slight contest. Here he waited for Van Dorn to join himwith the main force. Grant resolved to turn the gameon his crafty enemies, as a defensive movement, so as tocomply with Hallecks orders, and to defeat or capturePrice before his coadjutor could arrive. Having beatenPrice, he could turn on Van Dorn, and it would go hard wit
. 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 . at city. TheFederal force occupying it was small. Price formed the de-sign of capturing it, and did so (September 13, 62), aftera slight contest. Here he waited for Van Dorn to join himwith the main force. Grant resolved to turn the gameon his crafty enemies, as a defensive movement, so as tocomply with Hallecks orders, and to defeat or capturePrice before his coadjutor could arrive. Having beatenPrice, he could turn on Van Dorn, and it would go hard withthe latter to escape. His plan was to place the Confeder-ates at luka between two fires, at the same time interposinga force between it and Van Dorns army. Rosecrans wasordered to concentrate a force of nine thousand men atRienzi, southwest of luka, and from that point to comeagainst Price, swinging around southward as much as possi-ble so as to take the enemy in the rear and to interposebetween him and Van Dorn. In concert with him, andmoving so as to arrive before luka simultaneously with him. PL\NS TO ATTACK PRICE AND VAN DORN, 145. MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM S ROSECRANS. Ord, with eight thousand men was sent from Corinth directto a point north of the enemy. Ord was directed to wait tillRosecrans should inform him of his approach, and theattack was to be made in front and rear at the samemoment (i8th and 19th Sept.) 10 146 THE LIVES AND CAMPAIGNS OF GRANT AND LEE. Had the plan been as well carried out as it was con-ceived, Prices army would have been annihilated. Theonly mistake that Grant made here was that he entrustedthe execution of his plan to subordinates, remaining himselfwith the main army so as to be able at once to direct itagainst Van Dorn. Upon Rosecrans especially did thev»reight of duty fall, as he led the force designed to be inter-posed between the two Confederate armies. He was anenergetic officer, but unfortunately was too liable to put hisown judgment over th
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