Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Major-General Henry W. Halleck to Edwin M. Stanton, April 13, 1862

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI,      
Pittsburg, Tenn., April 13, 1862.

SIR: It is the unanimous opinion here that Brig. Gen. W. T. Sherman saved the fortune of the day on the 6th instant, and contributed largely to the glorious victory on the 7th. He was in the thickest of the fight on both days, having three horses killed under him and being wounded twice. I respectfully request that he be made a major-general of volunteers, to date from the 6th instant.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
 H. W. HALLECK,   
 Major-General, Commanding.
 Hon. E. M. STANTON,
 Secretary of War.

SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 10, Part 1 (Serial No. 10), p. 98

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