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Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 to: Brigadier General John Pope, Otterville.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05601.014 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Document signed Date: 1861/12/28 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

"Send reinforcements to Fayette, say five hundred horse. Insurrection in the north increasing."

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872
Pope, John, 1822-1892

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