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Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 to: Edwin M. Stanton, Secty of War, Washington.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05601.087 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

" The Depts. of the Ohio & the Missouri should be under one Genl. Head. If not, all south of the Cumberland River should be added to this Dept. If I can have the Genl. charge of the two, I would leave [strikeout] Genl. Buell in the particular command of his present Dept. & army. The Dept. of Kansas has less connexion with present operations, & could be left as it is."

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Buell, George P., 1833-1883

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