So confident was I before firing had ceased on the 6th that the next day would bring victory to our arms if we could only take the initiative, that I visited each division commander in person before any reinforcements had reached the field.
Grant expresses his confidence in achieving victory after taking the initiative during a critical moment in battle.
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