Halleck answered that it had been suggested to Canby, but that Grant had, just then, all he could attend to on the Chickahominy.
The cavalry you have sent to Canby will be debarked at Vicksburg.
Canby said no more, but it passed through his mind that Wallie would not, either, if there was a way for him to prevent it.
Banks had been defeated in Louisiana, relieved, and Canby put in his place.
I understood afterwards that he refused to serve under either Sherman or Canby because he had ranked them both.
