Abraham Lincoln: a history . tudy of human nature. General Buell, from his headquarters at Louis-ville, wrote (February 17,1862) that since the reen-forcements (Nelsons division) started by him toassist at Fort Donelson were no longer needed, hehad ordered them back. The object of both ourforces, he continued, is, directly or indirectly, tostrike at the power of the rebellion in its mostvital point within our field. Nashville appearsclearly, I think, to be that point. He thoughtfurther that heavy reenforcements would soon bethrown into it by the rebels. The leisurely mannerin which he expected
Abraham Lincoln: a history . tudy of human nature. General Buell, from his headquarters at Louis-ville, wrote (February 17,1862) that since the reen-forcements (Nelsons division) started by him toassist at Fort Donelson were no longer needed, hehad ordered them back. The object of both ourforces, he continued, is, directly or indirectly, tostrike at the power of the rebellion in its mostvital point within our field. Nashville appearsclearly, I think, to be that point. He thoughtfurther that heavy reenforcements would soon bethrown into it by the rebels. The leisurely mannerin which he expected to strike at this heart of therebellion appears from these words in the sameletter: To depend on wagons at this season for alarge force seems out of the question, and I fear itmay be two weeks before I can get a bridge overthe Barren River, so as to use the railroad , I shall endeavor, however, to make an advance in i8S!^ less or much force before that time. . Let me Vol. VII., -, p. 630. hear your THE SHILOH CAMPAIGN 305 Halleck, at St. Louis, was agitated by more ch. emotions. Watching the distant and dan-gerous campaign under Curtis in SouthwesternMissouri, beginning another of mingled hazardand brilliant promise under Pope on the Missis-sippi, beset by perplexities of local administration,flushed to fever heat by the unexpected success ofGrant, his mind ran forward eagerly to new pros-pects. I am not satisfied with present success,he telegraphed Sherman. We must now prepare ?he™^^for a still more important movement. You will not isei w. e. Vol VII be forgotten in this. But this preparation seems, p. his mind, to have involved something more thanorders from himself. Before he received the news of the surrender ofFort Donelson he became seriously alarmed lestthe rebels, using their river transportation, mightrapidly concentrate, attack Grant in the rear, crushhim before succor could reach him, and return-ing quickly, be as ready as
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