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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
ress refused to pass a vote of censure on General Halleck Major-General Henry W. Halleck, U. S.teers as hostages for the bridge burners that Halleck has sentenced to be hung in Missouri. If thimoment would be very unfortunate; and I trust Halleck has arranged matters so as to render success was in Washington a few days ago and saw General Halleck about his promotion, showing him letters ver as being the proper base for operations. Halleck, under Washington influence, has been trying at Washington, sustained, I regret to say, by Halleck, who as a soldier ought to know better, will ed if you had sent me a copy of his letter to Halleck, said he had written another since his returnted to have the Army of the Potomac, but that Halleck would not go West, though McClellan was willi of his principal officers. It is understood Halleck says: This army shall go to Richmond, if it h and desired to see corps commanders. He and Halleck spent a couple of hours, took lunch, and talk[19 more...]
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 5 (search)
spatches to him. This proved to be Colonel James A. Hardie, of General Halleck's staff, who entered General Meade's tent and executed his mis disagreement between General Hooker and the general-in-chief, General Halleck, was with reference to the post and garrison of Harper's Ferry's Ferry on the 27th, and thence addressed a recommendation to General Halleck to abandon the post and order the garrison to join the Army of the Potomac. General Halleck declined to consent to this, and General Hooker, in consequence of this action, feeling aggrieved, requested tomand of the Army of the Potomac came the following letter from General Halleck: Headquarters of the army, Washington, D. C., June 27, 1863. of my ability. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, H. W. Halleck, General-in-Chief. Soon after his interview with General Ho-in-chief as follows: Frederick, Md., 7 A. M., June 28, 1863. H. W. Halleck, General-in-Chief: The order placing me in command of this a
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 6 (search)
eral, that you felt the disappointment as keenly as any one else. Such things sometimes occur to us without any fault of our own. Take it all together, your short campaign has proved your superior generalship, and you merit, as you will receive, the confidence of the Government and the gratitude of the country. I need not assure you, General, that I have lost none of the confidence which I felt in you when I recommended you for the command. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, H. W. Halleck. Meade to Halleck: Headquarters, A. P., July 31, 1863. (Unofficial.) Major-General Halleck, General-in-Chief. My Dear General: I thank you most sincerely and heartily for your kind and generous letter of the 28th inst., received last evening. It would be wrong in me to deny that I feared there existed in the minds both of the President and yourself an idea that I had failed to do what another would and could have done in the withdrawal of Lee's army. The expression you have be