# Don Carlos Buell — Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant character guide

> Don Carlos Buell in Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Buell, General Buell, Brigadier-General Don Carlos Buell

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Snapshot

A cautious Union general commanding the Army of the Ohio, whose deliberate pace and strained relations with Grant made him a recurring source of friction in the western command.

## Who they are

Buell holds one of the principal Union commands in the West, operating in the same theater where Grant is fighting for coherence and initiative. His caution and his difficult professional relationship with Grant create the kind of command tension that repeatedly complicates coordinated action. He matters because the western campaigns turn as much on managing rival generals as on defeating Confederate armies.

## In the story

### [General Halleck in Command—Commanding the District of Cairo—Movement on Fort Henry—Capture of Fort Henry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xxi)

Commands the Department of the Ohio; Grant's reconnaissance is made in his favor.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xxiv)

Arrived at Pittsburg landing during the battle; met Grant at the river; attempted to rally stragglers.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xxv)

Brave and intelligent officer; Grant defends him against charges of disloyalty.

### [Halleck Assumes Command in the Field—The Advance Upon Corinth—Occupation of Corinth—The Army Separated](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xxvi)

Commands the center (Army of the Ohio) and later leads the pursuit of the retreating Confederates. He is sent east to repair the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, a move Grant criticizes as slow and costly.

### [Chapter XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xxvii)

Commanding the Army of the Ohio; Grant sent reinforcements to him and discusses Buell's march toward Chattanooga.

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