I am well aware that the President was very anxious to have a foothold in Texas, to stop the clamor of some of the foreign governments which seemed to be seeking a pretext to interfere in the war, at least so far as to recognize belligerent rights to the Confederate States.
Grant acknowledges the political pressures surrounding the war, particularly regarding foreign recognition of the Confederacy.
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