Letter : Treasury Dept. [Washington, D.C.] to Major-General Henry W. Halleck, 1862 March 9.

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Letter : Treasury Dept. [Washington, D.C.] to Major-General Henry W. Halleck, 1862 March 9.

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A two page letter that concerns Halleck's opening of the Cumberland River to Union navigation and discusses the lack of communication between Lincoln's cabinet in Washington and Union generals in the field.

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UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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Halleck was born on a farm in Westernville, Oneida County, New York, third child of 14 of Joseph Halleck, a lieutenant who served in the War of 1812, and Catherine Wager Halleck. Young Henry detested the thought of an agricultural life and ran away from home at an early age to be raised by an uncle, David Wager of Utica. He attended Hudson Academy and Union College, then the United States Military Academy. He became a favorite of military theorist Dennis Hart Mahan and was allowed to teach class...

Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873

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Lawyer. From the description of Letter, 1845 March 4, Cincinnati, [Ohio], to Robert F. Paine, Columbus, O[hio]. (University of Toledo). WorldCat record id: 13541605 Salmon P. Chase served as the Secretary of the Treasury from 1861 to 1864. He oversaw the creation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (1862) and implemented the introduction of the income tax and the national currency. From the description of Letter press book of the Secretary of the Treasury. 1863, Ju...