Historedia
Person

Henry W. Halleck

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1862

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Henry W. Halleck, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army

    1862

    Role: General-in-Chief

    1. circa 1862 · Washington, D.C. (inferred institutional context; not stated in passages)Lincoln's Disappointment

      Lincoln quickly became disappointed with Halleck's command, regarding him as little more than a first rate clerk, and later said Halleck shrank from responsibility after Pope's defeat.

    2. July 23, 1862 · Washington, D.C.Appointment as General-in-Chief

      Following the Peninsula Campaign, Lincoln summoned Halleck to Washington, D.C., to become General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States on July 23, 1862.

Sources

  1. Henry Halleck Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12