William T. Sherman collection, [ca. 1847-1886].

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William T. Sherman collection, [ca. 1847-1886].

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binder's title: Sherman in California 1848-1854 (material covers a wider time range). Includes communications to Captain Joseph L. Folsom, 1847-1848, including orders relating to the port of San Francisco; letter from George H. Morgan regarding a statue of General Ulysses S. Grant, 1887; letter from Sherman to Carlos Johan Stolbrand regarding a controversy with Wade Hampton and events of the Civil War in South Carolina, 1881; letter from Sherman to General Roger Jones, 1846; letters to George Gibson relating to military matters in California, 1848-1853; letters, 1847-1848, to officers of Stevenson's Regiment regarding affairs in Santa Barbara, and orders for Kit Carson; letters to Robert Clarke and Co. regarding publication of Sherman's memoires, 1875; military orders no. 63, regarding troops in Southern California, 1848; and mounted portraits, clippings and pamphlets. selected correspondence pertaining to the occupation of California, 1845-1846 (typed transcripts), used as sources for an address by Sherman in 1886.

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