Ulysses S. Grant’s Federal army spends August scattered and unable to mount any offensive operations in western Tennessee and northern Mississippi.
Tag: Henry W. Halleck
Here is the Heart of the Rebellion
George B. McClellan is finally ordered to take his Federal Army of the Potomac off the Virginia Peninsula and use it to reinforce the new Federal army to the north.
The Peninsula Campaign Winds Down
Henry W. Halleck writes a delicate and personal letter to George B. McClellan hinting that he soon may be forced to pull the Federal Army of the Potomac off the Virginia Peninsula.
McClellan Agrees to Advance Once More
Henry W. Halleck gets George B. McClellan to agree to move his Federal Army of the Potomac on the Virginia Peninsula, but McClellan soon changes his mind.
Reorganizing the Department of the Mississippi
As Henry W. Halleck prepares to go to Washington to become general-in-chief, he reorganizes the armies within his Department of the Mississippi.
Halleck Becomes General-in-Chief
Less than 48 hours after leaving the Peninsula, Abraham Lincoln names Henry W. Halleck to become commander of all U.S. armies.