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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05601.084 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1862/03/07 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

"Send down all transportation not required for troops in your district. Is reported that a number of [illegible] can be spared from Lipton, Lawrence, Sidalia &c."

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872
McKean, Thomas J., 1810-1870

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