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Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 to: Brigadier General William T. Sherman, Benton Barracks.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05601.021 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Document signed Date: 1862/02/05 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

"Send them to Rolla as fast as they can be transported. Also send 43rd Ill. to Cairo."

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

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