Mansfield, Joseph K.F., 1803-1862 to Henry W. Halleck

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GLC#
GLC05043
Type
Letters
Date
3 September 1862
Author/Creator
Mansfield, Joseph K.F., 1803-1862
Title
to Henry W. Halleck
Place Written
Suffolk, Virginia
Pagination
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Marked "Confidential." Advises Halleck "You want the best troops in the line of Washington" and not scattered over the Peninsula, since he expects Washington will be the focus of Confederate plans. Thinks the regiments in Washington should be sent to Norfolk to be trained, and battle-tested men from Norfolk should be sent to join the Army of the Potomac for the climactic campaign. Also offers his services, if wanted, in the Army of the Potomac. 1 black and white bust engraving of Mansfield included.

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