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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