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Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 to: his wife.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05601.100 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862/03/05 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy

Union victories in the west including the fall of Columbus and New Madrid. Also the capture of Fort Donelson and the abandonment of Bowling Green & Nashville. He complains that Stanton, McClellan and Buell have tried to take credit for his victories, but he has recorded the evidence which proves he planned the movements.

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
McClellan, George B., 1826-1885
Buell, Don Carlos, 1818-1898

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