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Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 to: Brigadier General Cullum, Cairo.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05601.085 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1862/03/07 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

"How are [inserted: you] off for transports, & how many must be sent from here to move Pope's command up the Tennessee?"

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872
Cullum, George Washington, 1809-1892
Pope, John, 1822-1892

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