Monday, October 7, 2019

Brigadier-General Lorenzo Thomas to Major-General Henry W. Halleck, March 10, 1862

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,         
Adjutant-General's Office, Washington, March 10, 1862.
Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK,  U. S. A.,
Commanding Department of the Mississippi, Saint Louis :

It has been reported that soon after the battle of Fort Donelson Brigadier-General Grant left his command without leave. By direction of the President the Secretary of War desires you to ascertain and report whether General Grant left his command at any time without proper authority, and, if so, for how long; whether he has made to you proper reports and returns of his force; whether he has committed any acts which were unauthorized or not in accordance with military subordination or propriety, and, if so, what.

 L. THOMAS,
 Adjutant-General.

SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 7 (Serial No. 7), p. 683

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