Extra rations were issued to negroes who were acting as servants, a thing unprecedented before in the history of the war.
Well, old Joe was a yerker.

He took all the tricks.

He was a commander.
He kept everything up and well in hand.

His lines of battle were invulnerable.

The larger his command, the easier he could handle it.
When his army moved, it was a picture of battle, everything in its place, as laid down by scientific military rules.