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Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 to: E. M. Stanton, Washington.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05601.097 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1862/03/31 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

"Please telegraph me the relative rank of the following Generals: Grant, Buell, Pope, C. F. Smith, McClernand, & Wallace. A question of rank has been raised which, unless settled immediately, may lead to serious embarrassment."

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872
Buell, fl. 1862
Pope, John, 1822-1892
Smith, Charles Ferguson, 1807-1862
McClernand, fl. 1862
Wallace, Lewis, 1827-1905
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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