Henry W. Halleck to Ulysses S. Grant, 19 December 1861
Head Quarters, Department of the Missouri.
St Louis Dec 19th 1861
 
Brig Gen U S Grant
Cairo
 
            By what authority did you
            send back exchanged prisoners.
            They are not under assumed names,
            all were identified here
            before exchange.        
 
H. W. Halleck
Major Genl
 
[overleaf]
 
December 19th 1861
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Letter from Union Major General Henry W. Halleck, Head Quarters, Department of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, December 19, 1861, to Union Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant, Cairo, Illinois, re: questioning Grant's authority to return exchanged prisoners


Tags: Prisoner Exchanges, Prisoners of War

People - Records: 2

  • (650) [recipient] ~ Grant, Ulysses S. ~ Grant, Hiram Ulysses
  • (1879) [writer] ~ Halleck, Henry Wager

Places - Records: 1

  • (303) [destination] ~ Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois

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Henry W. Halleck to Ulysses S. Grant, 19 December 1861, DL1880, Nau Collection