Halleck had not found him to be the yielding subordinate who would win successes and let others have the credit.
Grant was practically relieved of his command, and when Dick heard it he felt a throb of rage.

Boy as he was, he knew that what had been won must be held.

Johnston had stopped at Murfreesborough, thirty or forty miles away.

His troops had recovered from their panic, caused by the fall of Donelson.

Fresh regiments and brigades were joining him.