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Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 to J. Hundhousen

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05601.006 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 26 December 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 20.5 x 13 cm. Order a Copy

Near the beginning of the Civil War, Halleck writes to Lieutenant Colonel Hundhousen, briefly stating: "A small force should be sent to New Haven to guard the ferry boat & prevent the enemy from coming over. Gen. Schofield will be at Danville tonight with a large force."

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872
Hundhousen, J., fl. 1861

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