Letter
Ulysses S. Grant to Henry W. Halleck, August 22, 1864
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,
City Point, Va., August 22, 1864.
Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, Chief of Staff of the Army:
GENERAL: Inclosed herewith I send you reports of the operations of the 30th ultimo against Petersburg. As the whole matter of our deplorable failure on that occasion has been submitted to investigation I will not make any report myself until after the report of the Court of Inquiry is submitted, and then will probably confine myself to remarks on their proceedings.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
U. S. GRANT,
LDieutenant-General.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
August 16, 1864.
LDieutenant-General.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
August 16, 1864.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: City Point, Va.. Summary: Ulysses S. Grant informs Henry W. Halleck that he is withholding personal commentary on the failed Petersburg operation pending the Court of Inquiry's report.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 40, Part 1
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