The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 10, In Two Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc. Page: 15
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CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI,
Saint Louis, March 6, 1862.
Major-General GRANT, Fort Henry, Tenn.:
General McClellan directs that you report to me daily the number
and positions of the forces under your command. Your neglect of
repeated orders to report the strength of your command has created
great dissatisfaction and seriously interfered with military plans. Your
going to Nashville without authority, and when your presence with your
troops was of the utmost importance, was a matter of very serious com-
plaint at Washington, so much so that I was advised to arrest you on
your return.*
H. W. HIALLECK,
Major- General.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO,
Nashvillc, March 6 1862.
Hon. J. R. UNDERWOOD,
Chairman Military Committee, Frankfort, Ky.:
DEAR SIR: I have had the honor to receive your communication of
the 1st instant on the subject of fugitive slaves in the camps of the army.
It has come to my knowledge that slaves sometimes make their way
improperly into our lines, and in some instances they may be enticed
there; but I think the number has been magnified by report. Several
applications have been made to me by persons whose servants have
been found in our camps, and in every instance that I know of the
master has recovered his servant and taken him away.
I need hardly remind you that there will always be found some law-
less and mischievous persons in every army; but I assure you that the
mass of this army is law-abiding, and that it is neither its disposition
nor its policy to violate law or the rights of individuals in any par-
ticular.
With great respect, your obedient servant,
[D. C. BUELL,]
Brigadier- General, Commanding Department.
FORT HENRY, March 7, 1862.
Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, Saint Louis, Mo.:
Your dispatch of yesterday just received. I did all I could to get
you returns of the strength of my command. Every move I made was
reported daily to your chief of staff, who must have failed to keep you
properly posted. I have done my very best to obey orders and to carry
out the interests of the service. If my course is not satisfactory, remove
me at once. I do not wish to impede in any way the success of our arms.
I have averaged writing more than once a day since leaving Cairo to
keep you informed of my position, and it is no fault of mine if you have
not received my letters. My going to Nashville was strictly intended
for the good of the service, and not to gratify any desire of my own.
Believing sincerely that I must have enemies between you and my-
self, who are trying to impair my usefulness, I respectfully ask to be
relieved from further duty in the department.
U. S. GRANT,
Major- General.
* See Series I, Vol. VII, pp. 679, 680, 682, 68315
CHaP. XXII.]
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 10, In Two Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc., book, 1884; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154614/m1/15/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.