Henry Wager Halleck (1815 - 1872)

Born 16 Jan 1815 in Westernville, Oneida, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hamilton) Cullum — married 12 Apr 1855 in New York City, New York, New York, United States

Died 9 Jan 1872 at age 56 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Henry Halleck is Notable.

"Henry Wager Halleck (January 16, 1815 – January 9, 1872) was a United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. A noted expert in military studies, he was known by a nickname that became derogatory, "Old Brains." He was an important participant in the admission of California as a state and became a successful lawyer and land developer. Halleck served as General-in-Chief of all Union armies during the American Civil War." ^[1]

His wife Elizabeth Hamilton was a granddaughter of the historically well-known Alexander Hamilton.

From the collection of Col. Stephen Clark's Civil War letters: Major Genl A. N. Terry, (Alfred Howe Terry) Comdg Dept of Virginia:

General,

Where destitute colored people in the country cannot be cared for by their former masters or procure support by their labor for others, commanding Officers of Districts in concert with officers of General Howard’s Bureau will provide for their care and support in the counties. They will neither be brought nor permitted to come to this city where they can obtain no labor and are liable to be contaminated by city vices.

It is estimated by the Governor that there is at present a colored population in Richmond of from thirty to thirty-five thousand, more by far than can obtain employment. All accessions to this population must necessarily be supported by the Government.

But in the country they can at least partly support themselves, either by labor for others or by cultivating patches of land and raising vegetables for their own use and for the market. This policy is concurred by General Howard and should be strictly enforced.

Very Respectfully, Your Ob’t. Serv’t, H.W. Halleck Major General Commanding

Census

1870: Louisville Ward 6, Jefferson, KY ^[2]

• Henry Halleck age 55
• Elizabeth age 40
• Harry age 14
• Esther age 55
• Fayette Mitchell age 23, black
• Fanny Mitchell age 20, black
• Charles Lord age 25, black
• Kate Spray age 40, black

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Halleck
2. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Louisville Ward 6, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_474; Page: 633B; Image: 124629; Family History Library Film: 545973

• http://www.mycivilwar.com/leaders/halleck_henry.html

• Genealogical Research Library, comp. New York City, Marriages, 1600s-1800s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. (Henry Wager Halleck/Elizabeth Hamilton; 12 Apr 1855; NYC, NY, NY)

• Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=HALL&GSfn=H&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=36&GScntry=4&GSsr=681&GRid=3300&

• James V. Murfin, The Gleam of Bayonets: The Battle of Antietam and Robert E. Lee's Maryland Campaign September 1862 (Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2004), 29.