Major-General Henry W. Halleck to Brigadier-General Ulysses S. Grant, January 30, 1862

SAINT Louis, January 30, 1862.

Brig. Gen. U.S. GRANT,

Cairo, Ill.:

Make your preparations to take and hold Fort Henry. I will send you written instructions by mail.

H. W. HALLECK,    

Major-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. 121