31 August 1862
Mitchel, Ormsby MacKnight, 1809-1862
Autograph letter signed
Title: to Henry Wager Halleck
Written from the Willard Hotel. Mitchel writes to Halleck, commander in chief of the United States Army: "In obedience to the orders of the Secretary of War, I report to you for duty." Two bust engravings of Mitchel included as collateral.
GLC02456.19