1861-1863
Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872
Header Record
Title: Archive of 104 dispatches, notes and letters from Dept. of Mississippi [decimalized: .001-.104]
This collection of 104 documents contains 99 telegraph dispatches (#1-99) and four letters (#100-103) written by Major General Henry W. Halleck. Also, one letter written by William H. Seward to Halleck is included in the collection (#104) (thanking him for a copy of his book , International Law or Rules Regulating Intercourse of States in Peace and War, written during the Trent Affrair). Most of the dispatches direct troop movements or discuss official business in that theater during the winter of 1861-1862. Halleck wrote three of the letters to union generals (# 101 - 103) and one letter…
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