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Quincy A. Gillmore to Henry W. Halleck, June 15, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. C., June 15, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Sir: I have made…
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Letters to Henry W. Halleck
B. 1815 · D. 1872
Henry Wager Halleck was a senior United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. A noted expert in military studies, he was known by a nickname that became derogatory: "Old Brains". He was an important participant in the admission of California as a state and became a successful lawyer and land developer. Halleck served as the General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States from 1862 to 1864, and then became Chief of Staff for the remainder of the war when Ulysses S. Grant was appointed to that position.
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Robert C. Schenck to Henry W. Halleck, June 19, 1863
BALTIMORE, MpD. BALTIMORE, MpD., June 19, 1863. (Received 7.10 a. m.) Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief : Will you send me a good engineer officer immediately to-day? I am…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Henry W. Halleck, June 26, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Hilton Head, S. C., June 26, 1863. General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Sir: The condition of affairs on James and Morris Islands has…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Henry W. Halleck, July 15, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, July 15, 1863. Morris Island, 8S. C., July 15, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Sir: I have…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Henry W. Halleck, August 7, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Morris Island, S. C., August 7, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEcK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Sir: I inclose a slip from…
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Major-General to Henry W. Halleck, August 22, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 22, 1863. [General HALLECK :] My Dear GENERAL: Your letter of the 10th came yesterday. The impression at the War Office that I…
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Andrew Johnson to Henry W. Halleck, August 23, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Stevenson, August 23, 1863—11 p. m.. (Received 7 p. m., 24th.) Major-General HALLECK, Washington, D. C.: Corps remain same. Crittenden’s advance occupies Poe’s Tavern and…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Henry W. Halleck, August 31, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Morris Island, S. C., August 31, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL : I…
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George G. Meade to Henry W. Halleck, September 15, 1863
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, September 15, 1863. If I did not misunderstand General Meade’s last dispatch, he posts you on facts as well as he can, and desires your views and…
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Henry W. Slocum to Henry W. Halleck, September 19, 1863
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, September 19, 1863. By General Meade’s dispatch to you of yesterday, it appears that he desires your views and those of the Government as to whether he…
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John G. Foster to Henry W. Halleck, September 25, 1863
Fort Monroe, V. A. Fort Monroe, V. A., September 25, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEcK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose…
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D. C. McCallum to Henry W. Halleck, October 2, 1863
Washington Washington, October 2, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief: Sir: I have the honor to submit the following statement: A bridge was burned by the enemy at Edsall’s.…
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Robert C. Schenck to Henry W. Halleck, October 13, 1863
BALTIMORE, M. D. BALTIMORE, M. D., October 13, 1863. (Received 9 p. m.) Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEcK, General-in-Chief : Have instructed Captain Duvall as to guard at Hog Island…
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Jas. A. Hardie to Henry W. Halleck, October 13, 1863
Fort Monrog, V. A. Fort Monrog, V. A., October 13, 1863. (Received 8 p. m.) Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEcK, General-in-Chief : I have had a strong force in the…
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George G. Meade to Henry W. Halleck, October 16, 1863
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, October 16, 1863. I do not believe Lee can have over 60,000 effective men. Longstreet’s corps would not be sent away to bring an equal force back…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Henry W. Halleck, October 17, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Folly Island, S. C., October 17, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL : I have the honor to report that…
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Unknown to Henry W. Halleck, October 18, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, In the Field, Folly Island, S. C., October 18, 1863. Major-General HaLLEck, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Sir: I have the honor to…
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Myles W. Keogh to Henry W. Halleck, October 24, 1863
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, October 24, 1863. Major-General HALLECK: Taking all our information together, I think it probable that Ewell’s corps has started for East Tennessee by way of Abingdon, marching…
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Alfred H. Terry to Henry W. Halleck, November 18, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Folly Island, S. C., November 18, 1863. Respectfully forwarded for the consideration of the General-inChief. An advance on Branchville, from the coast, would at once…
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BANKS, Major General Commanding, to Henry W. Halleck, December 9, 1863
General Banks to General H. W. Halleck. Headquarters Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, December 9, 1863. General: I beg leave to submit, upon the subject referred to in the…
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BANKS, Major General, Commanding to Henry W. Halleck, January 25, 1864
[Extract.] General Banks to General Halleck Headquarters Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, January 25, 1864. General: I have the honor to transmit to you copies of despatches received from…
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E. K. D. Townsend to Henry W. Halleck, May 11, 1864
CUMBERLAND, M. D. CUMBERLAND, M. D., May 11, 1864. (Received 9.45 a, m.): Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, Chief of Staff : Colonel Higgins, of Twenty-second Pennsylvania Cavalry, reports from…
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John Pope to Henry W. Halleck, May 11, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHWEST, Milwaukee, Wis., May 11, 1864. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, Chief of Staff of the Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: I have the honor to…
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Unknown to Henry W. Halleck, June 15, 1864
HEADQUARTERS, June 15, 1864. June 15, 1864—8 a.m. (Received 9.50 p. m.) All goes on like a miracle. Pontoon bridge at Fort Powhatan finished at2a.m. Artillery trains instantly began crossing.…