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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05707.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1838 |
| Title | General Remarks on the Motion of Machines |
| Date | ca. 1838 |
| Author | Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager) (1815-1872) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Manual on machines with equations and illustrations throughout. Handwritten notes throughout. Also one sheet of handwritten notes tipped in between pages 40 and 41. Signed by Halleck in pencil on pages 1 and 53. Owned by Henry W. Halleck while a cadet at West Point. Lithography by George Aspinwall at the U.S. Military Academy Press. Bound together in a book with GLC05707.01-.07. |
| Subjects | Military History West Point (US Military Academy) Education Science and Technology |
| People | Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager) (1815-1872) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | Education; Science, Technology, Invention; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Halleck was graduated from West Point in 1839. He was active in the military and politics in California. After resigning from the Army in 1854, he headed the law firm of Halleck, Peachy & Billings in California. At the beginning of the Civil War, he was appointed major general. He served as Commander in Chief July 1862 to March 1864. Though he excelled in administrative duties, he was generally considered a failure in the field and was succeeded by his subordinate Ulysses S. Grant. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |