That would mean Halleck, not Grant of course.
Sounds about right, that is how Lincoln used Halleck.
Yeah - saw your reply about Halleck and replied back - sorry for the confusion :-)
Thanks.
“I’d say Lincoln’s view of Halleck represents Lincoln’s genius in finding an effective role for a less than sterling senior general.
Indeed, thinking more kindly of Halleck: if you consider the famous adage: “amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics”what Lincoln called a “clerk” may well have been a master-logistician quietly working to use the Union’s best advantages to keep fighting generals like Grant well supplied.”
Spot on. While none would say Halleck was a good field commander, his handling of the army bureaucracy was outstanding. By late 1864 Halleck was managing the feeding, clothing, equipping, arming, medical care etc. for an Army of 800,000 men.
At that time, the Union Army was probably the best equipped army anywhere in the world.