Henry W. Halleck

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Henry W. Halleck was a prominent Union Army general and military administrator during the American Civil War, known for his role as general-in-chief and later chief of staff to Ulysses S. Grant.

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instanceOf Union Army general
human
lawyer
military administrator
military theorist
allegiance Union
United States of America
appointedAsGeneralInChiefBy Abraham Lincoln
branchOfService United States Army
burialPlace Brooklyn, New York
linked to: Brooklyn

Green-Wood Cemetery
causeOfDeath heart disease
conflict American Civil War
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1815-01-16
dateOfDeath 1872-01-09
educatedAt United States Military Academy
endTimeOfRole_chiefOfStaff 1865-04
endTimeOfRole_generalInChief 1864-03
familyName Halleck
fullName Henry Wager Halleck
linked to: Henry W. Halleck
givenName Henry
knownFor bureaucratic and administrative leadership
cautious strategic approach
centralization of Union war administration
language English
militaryRank Major General
nickname Old Brains
notableWork Elements of Military Art and Science
occupation administrator
author
military engineer
soldier
placeOfBirth Westernville, New York
placeOfDeath Louisville, Kentucky
politicalAffiliation Republican Party
positionHeld Chief of Staff to Ulysses S. Grant
Commander, Department of the Mississippi
Commander, Department of the Missouri
Commander, Military Division of the James
General-in-Chief of the Union Armies
relativeByMarriage Alexander Hamilton
residence New York City
San Francisco, California
roleInMexicanAmericanWar Army engineer
servedIn Mexican–American War
servedUnder Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
servedWith George B. McClellan
linked to: George McClellan

William T. Sherman
spouse Elizabeth Hamilton
startTimeOfRole_chiefOfStaff 1864-03
startTimeOfRole_generalInChief 1862-07

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George B. McClellan successor (general-in-chief) Henry W. Halleck
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Military Division of the Mississippi createdBy General-in-Chief Henry W. Halleck
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Union Army notableCommander Henry W. Halleck
Henry W. Halleck fullName Henry Wager Halleck
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Halleck notableBearer Henry Wager Halleck
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Corinth campaign commander Henry W. Halleck
Mississippi Valley Theater commandedBy Henry W. Halleck
Western Union armies notableCommander Henry W. Halleck
Union Army campaigns notableCommander Henry W. Halleck
Northern Army hasCommander Henry W. Halleck
Siege of Corinth commander Henry Wager Halleck
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Old Brains refersTo Henry W. Halleck
Commander, Department of the Mississippi firstHolder Henry Wager Halleck
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Commander, Department of the Mississippi notableCommander Henry Wager Halleck
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Elements of Military Art and Science author Henry Wager Halleck
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Elizabeth Hamilton spouse Henry W. Halleck
Department of the Missouri notableCommander Major General Henry W. Halleck
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