Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 to Edwin M. Stanton, re: W.T. Sherman promotion to Major General
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06884 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: Pittsburgh, Tennesee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862/04/13 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy
Requests that W.T. Sherman be promoted to Major General because he was "in the thickest of the fight both days, having three horses killed under him and being wounded twice" at the Battle of Shiloh
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