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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02456.19 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil War generals from border states: 33 letters and documents |
| Title | Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel to Henry Wager Halleck, reporting for duty |
| Date | August 31, 1862 |
| Author | Mitchel, Ormsby MacKnight (1809-1862) |
| Recipient | Halleck, Henry W. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written from the Willard Hotel. Mitchel writes to Halleck, commander in chief of the United States Army: "In obedience to the orders of the Secretary of War, I report to you for duty." |
| Subjects | Union Forces Union General Military History Civil War Government and Civics Lincoln's Cabinet |
| People | Mitchel, Ormsby MacKnight (1809-1862) Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager) (1815-1872) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Edwin M. Stanton served as United States Secretary of War 1862-1868. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |