leading the union army of the potomac and robert e. lee s army. and they talk about how other officials admired and praised grant s abilities. this is the third in a series of sessions we are airing from a conference organized by the virginia civil war commission. the theme of this year s gathering was leadership and generalship in the civil war. virginia military institute and lexington, virginia, hosted the conference. and this portion is about 1:10. good after, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back. teachers, sometimes complain that the class period immediately after lunch is the deadest and most sleep-inducing hour of the day. i don t expect that to be a problem with our speakers this afternoon. our panel is on general ulysses grant. resolu resolute, tenacious, taciturn and enigmatic, grant will never be other than resolute, taciturn and tenacious. but in an effort to make him lessen ig mat enigmatic it is my pleasure to introduce two old and dear personal friends. the