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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04536 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | H.W. Halleck to Edwin M. Stanton regarding ironclad riverboats |
| Date | 25 March 1862 |
| Author | Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager) (1815-1872) |
| Recipient | Stanton, Edwin McMasters |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by General Halleck as commander of the Department of the Mississippi to Stanton as Secretary of War. Has heard that the rebels are building one or more riverboats "clad in rail road iron like the Merrimac." Says if it is true they can wreak havoc on Union forces on the river. Wants any heavy guns at Pittsburgh sent down the Ohio River to Cairo or Columbus. Reports he has written to ask if Commander Foote can convert his ships to ironclads. Says authority to construct a river "Monitor" should be given. Expresses that delay could be fatal. Marked "in cipher." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Lincoln's Cabinet Government and Civics Confederate States of America Building Construction Maritime Ironclad Navy Artillery Codes and Signals |
| People | Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager) (1815-1872) Stanton, E. M. (Edwin McMasters) (1814-1869) |
| Place written | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Science, Technology, Invention; 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 |