He was egotistical, a poor judge of men, without experience in
statesmanship, and unwilling to submit to guidance. As a result, his
administration was marked by inefficiency and extravagance, and ended in
a swirl of scandal. Born in Ohio in 1822, and graduated at West Point,
he had served through the war with Mexico, resigned from the army,
remained in obscurity for six years, during which he made an
unsuccessful attempt to support himself in civil life, and entered the
army again at the outbreak of the Civil War. From the first he was
successful more than any other of the Union generals,