Grant and Lincoln's invitation

[Eva Elisabeth]

Re: "Gen. Grant...was the military strategist who planned the troop movements and battles under the supervision of Lincoln and Stanton" - one humble thought: Grant, other than e.g. McClellan, was willing to obey orders from "above" (at least he himself stated so), plus he and Lincoln anyway agreed on the same strategy of not to foucus on capturing cities, but weakening and defeating the enemy's army and military resources/power. Thus I think there was not that much basis for friction between the "hierarchies" due to different strategies.

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(10-14-2014 06:59 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  I also believe I read in another book (maybe it was in "Backstage...") of at least one claim the theater was not sold out (I'll check/try to find this).

Haven't found it so far, maybe my memory is cheating me, but I'm so sure there was at least one witness (and I believe it was an actor or employee at Ford's) who claimed (by far?) not all seats were taken. Can anyone recall reading something similar?