Letter
Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, February 9, 1862
February 9, 1862.
` Saint Louis, February 9, 1862.
I have this moment received the official report of your capture of Fort Henry, and hasten to congratulate you and your command for your brilliant success.
H. W. HALLECK, Major-General, Commanding Department.
Flag-Officer A. H. FoormE, Cairo.
Reports of Brig. Gen. U. S. Grant, U. S. Army, commanding land forces of the expedition.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Summary: Major-General Halleck congratulates Ulysses S. Grant on his successful capture of Fort Henry during the Civil War expedition in February 1862.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 7
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