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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02455.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Henry Wager Halleck to Ulysses S. Grant, transmitting orders permitting the discharge of volunteers for work on gun boats, in addition to requesting that Commodore Foote send a recruiting officer to St. Louis |
| Date | 27 January 1862 |
| Author | Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager) (1815-1872) |
| Recipient | Grant, Ulysses S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Major General Halleck transmits orders to Brigadier General Grant permitting the discharge of volunteers who desire to be recruited by the Navy for work on gun boats. The discharges must be distributed so they do not disrupt the efficiency of any single company. Asks Grant to have Commodore Andrew H. Foote send a recruiting officer to St. Louis. Written on stationery marked "Head Quarters, Department of the Missouri." |
| Subjects | Union Forces Union General Civil War Recruitment Maritime Navy Military History President |
| People | Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager) (1815-1872) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Place written | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Comrade |