Letter
H. W. Halleok to Samuel R. Ourtis, January 22, 1863
Washington, D. O.
Washington, D. O., January 22, 1863.
Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. OURTIS, Saint Louis, Mo. : GENERAL: The order relating to provost-marshals was transmitted by me precisely as I received it from the Secretary of War. I shall lay before him your protests of the 14th and 15th,* with inclosed papers, and
* Probably reference is to communications of 15th and 17th.
await his orders. 1 understand, unofficially, that the order resulted from the representations of the Congressional delegation and others of the abuses of the provost-marshal system in parts of the State where there was no military force nor any necessity for one.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
H. W. HALLEOK,
General-in-Chief.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF SOUTHEASTERN Missouri,
Camp in the Field, near Alton, January 22, 1863.
General-in-Chief.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF SOUTHEASTERN Missouri,
Camp in the Field, near Alton, January 22, 1863.
Major-General CURTIS,
Commanding Department :
Commanding Department :
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Washington, D. O.. Summary: H. W. Halleck informs Major General Ourtis that he has forwarded protests against provost-marshal abuses to the Secretary of War and awaits further orders amid Congressional concerns.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 22, Part 1
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