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Henry Wager Halleck (January 16, 1815 – January 9, 1872) was a senior United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. A noted expert in military studies, he was known by a nickname that became derogatory: "Old Brains".
Henry Wager Halleck (16 de enero de 1815 - 9 de enero de 1872) fue un oficial, erudito y abogado del Ejército de los Estados Unidos. Destacado experto en estudios militares, era conocido por un apodo que se convirtió en despectivo: "Sesos Viejos".
Henry Wager Halleck was born January 16, 1815, on the family farm in Oneida County, New York. Finding that he despised farm work, Henry ran away from home at a young age and was raised primarily by his uncle, who set him on the path to a military education.
Henry W. Halleck (born Jan. 16, 1815, Westernville, N.Y., U.S.—died Jan. 9, 1872, Louisville, Ky.) was a Union officer during the American Civil War who, despite his administrative skill as general in chief (1862–64), failed to achieve an overall battle strategy for Union forces.
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12 de ene. de 2024 · Henry Wager Halleck was a prominent Union general during the American Civil War. Following a brief but successful stint commanding Union operations in the Western Theater during the early part of the war, President Abraham Lincoln named Halleck General-in-Chief of all U. S. armies in 1862.
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Henry Wager Halleck (16 de enero de 1815 - 9 de enero de 1872) fue un oficial, erudito y abogado del Ejército de los Estados Unidos. Destacado experto en estudios militares, era conocido por un apodo que se convirtió en despectivo: "Sesos Viejos".
Known as "Old Brains" for his scholarly pursuits, Henry Wager Halleck was an accomplished Union general, lawyer, and land speculator. Born in 1815, he was raised on a farm in upstate New York before running away to join his uncle in Utica, where he attended Hudson Academy.
