William T. Sherman papers, 1863-1905 (bulk 1863-1867).

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William T. Sherman papers, 1863-1905 (bulk 1863-1867).

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Civil War and Reconstruction letters from Sherman to W. D. Sanger relate to Sherman's recommendation of Sanger for the position of Inspector General. They comment on strategy used during the Siege of Vicksburg; mention efforts to defeat General Joseph E. Johnston at Jackson, Mississippi; condemn Northern pacifist sentiments and the "copperheads"; and mention names and personal qualities of young Federal officers outperforming older, more established men. Reconstruction letters (1866-1877) from Headquarters, Military Division of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri, outline William T. and Mrs. Ellen E. Sherman's desire to provide for Sherman's favorite Civil War horse, Old Sam, in his old age; and recommend Sanger to General Winfield Scott Hancock in New Orleans, Louisiana. Two letters (1905) from "Anna," apparently the wife of Sanger, to a relative, H. A. Sanger, relate personal information and offer to give H. A. Sanger letters by General Sherman. A printed memorandum from General Sherman to officers and soldiers of the 15th Army Corps contains an account of the military events before and after the Siege of Vicksburg, Nov. 1862-July 1863.

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Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

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Sherman was born in 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio, near the banks of the Hocking River. His father, Charles Robert Sherman, a successful lawyer who sat on the Ohio Supreme Court, died unexpectedly in 1829. He left his widow, Mary Hoyt Sherman, with eleven children and no inheritance. After his father's death, the nine-year-old Sherman was raised by a Lancaster neighbor and family friend, attorney Thomas Ewing, Sr., a prominent member of the Whig Party who served as senator from Ohio and as the first S...

Sanger, W. D.

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