The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-22

been a matter of general belief. The following
extract from private letter of Grant to Hal
leck, dated at Vicksburg eighteen months after
Donelson, will surprise those who have always
received the story of the existe nee of bitter feel
ings between Grant and Halieck after the oper-
atoms on the Cumberland and Tennessee:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT
OF THE TENNESSEE.
VIcKsBURG, Miss, Aug. IL, 1862.
Major-general Halleck, Washington. D. G.:
feel under many obligations to you General for
the interest you have ever taken in my welfare and
that of the army have the honor to command /
will do the best know how to satisfy you that your
confidence has not been misplaced.
This will doubtless surprise many persons, but
not only did this reflect the personal relations
which existed at this date, but the letter books
of both Grant and Halleok show that it con-
tinued to the close of the war.
The order of Grant and of the President re-
moving General Wallace will be found below.
When the latter reads the context, the subject
may not appear as mysterious as he says it will
if such an order is produced. Full notice cannot
be taken of the last Wallace letter in a single
communication, but the statements from the
official records, now to follow, disprove every
material point of General Wallace's charges.
and leave him no ground to stand on.
General Boynton gives complete chain of the
dispatches of Halleck, Grant. Stanton and Dana
up to the battle of Monocacy, and continues:
General Wallace, in his article, insists that
Ricketts's division was not ordered to Monocacy
to reinforce him, but to Harpers Ferry instead
The following dispatches from Colonel Law
renee. the Acknowledgement of Wallace to Gen.
eral Haileck and General Ricketts,, will dispose
of that subject:
BALTIMORE Md. July z. 1864.
Major-general ii. W. Halleck, chief of staff.
Your dispatch received. General Ricketts, divis-
ion commenced arriving at $50 p. NJ. Orders were
issued at once to proceed to the Monocacy without
delay. DANIEL. b. LAWRENCE
Lieutenantcolonel and Assistant Acknowledgement.
BALTIMORE. July z. 1864.
Brgadier- general Ricketts,:
have the honor to inform you that dispatch
from Major-general Haeck, chief of staff. has been
received at these headquarters, directing that upon
the arrival OF the troops of your command. they
should be forwarded at once to the mouth Of the
Monocacy or Point of Rocks Subsequent dispatches
from the Honorable Secretary of War directed that
your command move forward without delay. Gen
eral Haecks dispatch ordered that Eve days rations
should be taken ..ta,t
On July 10, General Grant telegraphs General
Halleck as follows: 900 !,
have sent General Ord to Washington Iwould
give more for him a commander in the field than
most of the generals now in MARYLAND Probably it
would be well to send him to Baltimore to command
ands hold the place. forcing into the service for the
pun pose, necessary all citizens capable of bearing
arms Ee should also have discretion to move out
against the enemy af >I1ta9s&
On July ii Halleck telegraphs Grant:
The President has seen your telegram al putting
Ord in Wallace's place at Baltimore, but h, en- no
orders on the subject sefA
The same day the President directed that
General Ord should relieve General Wallace of
the command of the middle department.. which
was done by the following order:
WAR DEPARTMENT. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS !
OFFICE. WASHINGTON. July IL, 1864
General Orders. No. 228.
dent to the command of the Eighth Army Corps, and
of all the troops in the middle department By order
of the Secretary of War. E: D; TOWNSEND
Assistant Acknowledgement
!. Upon receiving this dispatch General Wallace.
then rs now. considerably puzzled in his mind
over the situation, telegraphed as follows:
BALTIMORE, July IL. 1864.
Hon. E.. u. Stanton. Secretary of War:
Does General Ord report to me, or am to under
stand that he relieves me from command of the de-
partment and corpsf If so; what am to dot
LEW WALLACE, Major-general.
In reply, Mr.. Stanton telegraphed as follows:
WAR DEPARTMENT.. July H. 1864.
Major-general Wallace. Baltimore
General Ord is assigned to the command of the
Eighth Army Corps. and of the troops in the depart
ment. You report to him, but remain in charge of
the administration of TIM department your relations
20 him being precisely similar to those of Generals
Thomas and Mcpherson to Sherman and of Banks
Steele and Rosecrans to General Candy and of Gen.
eral Augur to General Halleck In respect to all mil.
itary operations and movements, whether defensive
aggressive. he is, by special assignment of the
President the superior In command
EDWIN M. STANTON.
Secretary of War.
The following dispatch is interesting as show
ing the condition OF General Wallace's command
after the battle of Monocacy:
[Halleck to Grant. July 1O.l
Dispatch just received from General Wallace who
admits serious defeat at Monocacy Junction to-day
He is in full retreat Baltimore with he says his
column demorazed and part of Ricketts, division is
covering his retreat. He estimates the enemys forces
at 20 O0O.
The only other letter of Importance is one
from General Ord, at Baltimore, written July
Is, 1864, reinstating General Wallace.