Photograph
Henry Wager Halleck
| Engraved vignetted carte-de-visite portrait Major General Henry Wager Halleck. In November 1861, President Lincoln appointed Halleck as a Major General and transferred him to St. Louis, Missouri as head of the Department of Missouri in order to reorganize and strengthen Union efforts there. Following the Union victory at the Battle of Pea Ridge, which effectively removed Confederate forces from the area, Halleck's command was enlarged and reconstructed as the Department of the Mississippi. His ability to organize military efforts allowed General Grant to penetrate further into Confederate held territory and to conduct the large campaign at Vicksburg. As the war progressed, Lincoln decided to relieve Halleck from active field command and called him back to Washington to be appointed General-in-Chief of all Union forces. |
| Image ID: | 72750 |
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| Creation Date: | |
| Creator Name: | New York Photographic Co. |
| City: | New York |
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| State: | New York |
| Collection Name: | State Historical Society of Wisconsin Civil War photographs, circa 1861-circa 1865 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6050.76 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.5 x 4 inches |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Military uniforms |
| Officers |
| Portraits |
| Hairstyles |
| Men |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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