Major-General Henry W. Halleck to Brigadier-General Lorenzo Thomas, February 11, 1862

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI,         

Saint Louis, February 11, 1862.

GENERAL: Inclosed herewith I have the honor to forward to the Commander-in-Chief official copies of the reports of Brig. Gen. U.S. Grant and Flag-Officer A. H. Foote in regard to the capture of Fort Henry.

I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

H. W. HALLECK,    

Major-General, Commanding.

General LORENZO THOMAS,

Adjutant-General U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

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. 120