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Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 to: Gov. S. J. Kirkwood, Des Moines, Iowa.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05601.054 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Document signed Date: 1862/02/16 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

"Send me the fourth cavalry. Orders for Fort Leavenworth are countermanded."

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872
Kirkwood, Samuel Jordan, 1813-1894

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