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But this did not justify the dispatches which General Halleck sent to Washington, or his subsequent concealment of them from me when pretending to explain the action of my superiors.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Grant criticizes General Halleck for his misleading dispatches and concealment of information.

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