Halleck
Proper noun
Meaning
Halleck (plural Hallecks)
A surname from German.
Examples
Coddington, p. 564. Halleck then relayed the contents of Lincoln's letter to Meade in a telegram.
Despite repeated pleas from Lincoln and Halleck, which continued over the next week, Meade did not pursue Lee's army aggressively enough to destroy it before it crossed back over the Potomac River to safety in the South.
Do you have to be born into it?"sfn When Halleck mentioned Willkie's name, there were initially boos from some delegates, but they were quickly drowned out by those in the public balconies, who thunderously chanted, "We want Willkie!"
Clark, pp. 147 57; Longacre, pp. 268 69. In a brief letter to Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck written on July 7, Lincoln remarked on the two major Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg.
Burnside first requisitioned the pontoon bridging (along with many other provisions) on November 7 when he detailed his plan to Halleck.
His performance was praised by Grant and Halleck and after the battle, and he was promoted to major general of volunteers, effective May 1, 1862.