Arizona citizen., 1872-01-27
A Great Man Gone.

| t1lcted him. He was born Ill Vest field, New York, in 1916. In 1889, he graduated at West Point, third in a class of thirty-one. Since that time he has been mostly engaged in some public service. He was an author of much merit-particularly on military art and science. on international law. and the mining laws of Spain and Mexico. He may be said to have been eminent as soldier, statesman, lawyer, author and engineer.
 It is with profound regret that we record the death of General Halleck. In addition to his great services to the nation at large, he was, in an Amer ican sense, almost the father of Cali fornia. He went to that State in 1S46, and although in an official capa- city, he identified himself with her permanent interests, and no man with in her limits during his lifetime better understood her resources, capacities and wants, nor did any more earnestly labor for her general welfare. When General Mason was military governor, Halleck was Secretary; soon after he became member of the convention which framed the California Constitu- tion, and probably shaped, more than any other one, its provisions. He ad- vocated with zeal and ability every great enterprise which has largely benefited the Pacific Coast. In 1860 -61, Governor Downey made him Mai jor-General of the State Militia j; in August of the same year, President Lincoln commissioned him as Major General in the U. $. Army, position he held with great usefulness to his country until his death. His ability as a field General of large armies has been unfavorably criticized, and we think too much so but as an eminent supervisory General, he probably had none if any superiors, and hence in July, 1862, he was made General of the Army. This position he held until March 1864, when in view of Gen. Grants promotion to the rank of Lieutenant General, then the highest, he resigned, but consented, at the request of President Lincoln, Secretary Stanton and Gen. Grant to remain at Washington and serve as Chief of Staff until the end of the war.
 In 1865, he was assigned to con- mand the Military Division of the Pacific and remained there until June 1869, when he was relieved by Gen. eral Thomas and ordered to Louisville in command of an important Depart ment, and while on duty there died as above stated.
 These are but few of the more prominent items in the life of General Halleck. But few pages of United States history during thirty years can be properly written without some ref erence to Gen. Halleck. He was true friend to the Indian infested Ter ritories. When Idaho was a slaughter pen and a drunken and otherwise worthless officer was in command of the sub-district of Boise, General Hal leck removed him and assigned Gen. eral Crook thereto, and the latter soon made that section of country safe. A review of his actions and reports, will show that he was true friend of this struggling Territory.
 Personally, we knew the General through the years of 1S66-'7-'S-'9. Of all men we ever conversed with, he knew most of the whole Pacific Coast and imparted it most intelligently. All in all, General Halleck was good man to his coun4y y and society, and we sincerely regret his death.