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Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 to: J. B. Fry, A[cting] A[djutant] G[eneral], Louisville.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05601.059 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1862/02/23 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Order a Copy

"I cannot understand how you can want boats sent to Louisville to transport troops up the Cumberland. We have not transports to share on the contrary I have asked Asst. Secty. Scott to send down all he can spare from the Ohio. Get transports from Ohio River. We want all here."

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872
Fry, James Barnet, 1827-1894
Scott, Thomas A., 1823-1881

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