When a rain-soaked Grant arrived at Thomas's headquarters before the Chattanooga Campaign, Thomas, caught up in other activity, did not acknowledge the general for several minutes until an aide intervened.
Da en drivvåd Grant ankom til Thomas' hovedkvarter før Chattanooga kampagnen, tog Thomas, som var optaget af andre aktiviteter, ikke notits af generalen i flere minutter, indtil en underordnet geb ind.