[Letters to Major General H. W. Halleck, 1862 ] / Geo. B. McClellan.

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[Letters to Major General H. W. Halleck, 1862 ] / Geo. B. McClellan.

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Letter, 1862 Jan. 3, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D.C. McClellan writes to Halleck, who is then the commander of the Army in Missouri, requesting that he send troops into western Kentucky. -- Letter, 1862 Jan. 13, Head Qts. of the Army, Washington. McClellan writes responding to a telegram from Halleck of Jan 10th and again requesting information on the troops Halleck might send and on information of Confederate Army. -- Photograph (carte de visite) of McClellan in uniform of major general. New York: E. & H.T. Anthony, [1861?], signed.

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McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885

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Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872

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