If so, he begged me not to hesitate about making the change.

He urged that the work before us was of such vast importance to the whole nation that the feeling or wishes of no one person should stand in the way of selecting the right men for all positions.

For himself, he would serve to the best of his ability wherever placed.

I assured him that I had no thought of substituting any one for him.

As to Sherman, he could not be spared from the West.
This incident gave me even a more favorable opinion of Meade than did his great victory at Gettysburg the July before.