Henry Hall died on October 28, 1989 at the age of 91.
Henry W. Halleck died at the age of 56 on January 9, 1872.
Henry W. Halleck died on January 9, 1872.
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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.
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Henry W. Halleck was born on January 16, 1815.
Henry W. Halleck was born on January 16, 1815.
Henry W. Halleck
General Henry W. Halleck was married. His wife was named Elizabeth.
Well he was a General in the Civil War and then went on to be one of Presidents of the United States of America.
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.
General in Chief Henry W. Halleck saw a clear weakness in the situation of Genral John Pope's newly created Army of Virginia. He believed it was a clear Confederate target in that it was unentrenched and he knew Pope from his days in the Western Theater. Halleck was of the opinion that Pope was limited as a field commander.
Although President Lincoln had appointed Major General Henry W. Halleck to command Union forces in the West, Halleck had never personally commanded a large army. Halleck's major strength was that of a tactician. After the Union victory at the Battle of Shiloh, Halleck lost confidence in General Grant. Immediately after the Battle of Shiloh, he left his headquarters in St. Louis to command the armies of generals Grant, Buell and Pope. Halleck was then personally in command of a force of over 100,000 troops.