AtthattimehewasmuchworriedbywhathesupposedwasinjusticeinthepromotionofGeneralSheridan，andstillmorethatGeneralMeadeshouldhaveanEasternstation，whichcompelledhimtoremainatNashvilleorgotothePacific。GeneralThomasclaimedthatallhislifehehadbeenstationedintheSouthorremoteWest，andhadnothadafairshareofEasternposts，whereasthatGeneralMeadehadalwaysbeenthere。ItriedtogethimtogowithmetoseePresidentGrantandtalkthematteroverfrankly，buthewouldnot，andIhadtoactasafriendlymediator。GeneralGrantassuredmeatthetimethathenotonlyadmiredandrespectedGeneralThomas，butactuallylovedhimasaman，andheauthorizedmeinmakingupcommandsforthegeneralofficerstodoanythingandeverythingtofavorhim，onlyhecouldnotrecedefromhisformeractioninrespecttoGeneralsSheridanandMeade。
PriortoGeneralGrant’sinaugurationthearmyregistershowedasmajor—generalsHalleck，Meade，Sheridan，Thomas，andHancock。
Therefore，thepromotionofGeneralSheridantobelieutenant—
generaldidnot\"overslaugh\"Thomas，butitdidMeadeandHalleck。
Thelatterdidnotexpectpromotion;GeneralMeadedid，butwaspartially，notwholly，reconciledbybeingstationedatPhiladelphia，thehomeofhisfamily;andPresidentGrantassuredmethatheknewofhisownknowledgethatGeneralSheridanhadbeennominatedmajor—generalbeforeGeneralMeade，buthadwaiveddatesoutofrespectforhisageandlongerservice，andthathehadnominatedhimaslieutenant—generalbyreasonofhisspecialfitnesstocommandtheMilitaryDivisionoftheMissouri，embracingallthewildIndians，atthatverymomentinastateofhostility。