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Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 to: Lt. Col. D. E. Williams, Quincy, Ill.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05601.031 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1862/02/12 Pagination: 1 p + docket Order a Copy

"Appropriation is exhuasted; men will be paid as soon as Congress passes new bill. Officers are responsible for obedience and discipline of their men. If they cannot enforce orders they should resign; if not they will be disciplined."

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872
Williams, D.E., fl. 1862

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