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General Henry Halleck, His Silver Presentation W

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:3,875.00 USD Estimated At:8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD
General Henry Halleck, His Silver Presentation W
<B>General Henry Halleck, His Silver Presentation Watch</B></I> Henry Halleck, West Point Class of 1839 won a brevet in the Mexican War and left the United States Army in 1854 at the rank of captain. He travelled to San Francisco and became a successful lawyer. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was recommended for a high-ranking position by Winfield Scott and was appointed Major General in the United States Army on August 19, 1861. Rewarded for his early successes, and for those of others such as Grant, he was named commander of all Union forces in the Western Theatre. Made General-in-Chief of all Union forces he was later replaced by General Ulysses S. Grant and assumed the position as Army Chief of Staff.<BR>General Halleck would be a pall bearer at President Abraham Lincoln's funeral but fell out of favor with many Union generals after the war and was subsequently relegated to the command of the Department of the Pacific in California. It was during this period that this coin silver watch was presented to him by his officers. The watch was manufactured by the New York Watch Company and has a white 1 3/4" dial with Roman numerals and a second hand dial at the six o'clock position. The glass is intact and the watch is serial numbered 12994 and bears the following engraving on the reverse:<BR><I>To Major General Henry W. Halleck By Staff Officers</B></I><BR>The watch is engraved with the date 'December 25, 1867' above and within a buckle and shield device at the center reverse of the watch.<BR><B>Condition: </B></I> The watch is in very good condition, glass intact. There is no key.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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