Henry W. Halleck was born on January 16, 1815.
Henry W. Halleck was born on January 16, 1815.
Henry W. Halleck was born on January 16, 1815 and died on January 9, 1872. Henry W. Halleck would have been 56 years old at the time of death or 195 years old today.
Henry Halleck was born on 1815-01-16.
Henry Hall died on October 28, 1989 at the age of 91.
General Henry W. Halleck was married. His wife was named Elizabeth.
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Henry W. Halleck
Well he was a General in the Civil War and then went on to be one of Presidents of the United States of America.
Henry Halleck died on 1872-01-09.
Major General Henry W. Halleck decided it was time to move against Chattanooga in early June of 1862. He had received rumors that Confederate troops were beginning to form a concentration there.
After Union General in Chief Henry W. Halleck ordered General McClellan to evacuate the Peninsula in July of 1862, and reinforce General Pope, Halleck was concerned about the leadership abilities of the new commander of the army formed under John Pope. Based on Halleck's observations during the Corinth campaign, Pope appeared to have limited abilities as a field commander.
When the siege of Vicksburg ended, General in Chief Henry W. Halleck planned on using the control of the Mississippi River as the base for future operations. Halleck was then in the position to exploit his new advantage with interior lines. He planned on using concentrations first in the West of the Mississippi River then east of it.