Papers of William T. Sherman, 1862-1890 (bulk 1862-1865).

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Papers of William T. Sherman, 1862-1890 (bulk 1862-1865).

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Collection of Sherman's military, political, and personal correspondence, chiefly covering the Civil War. Included is a group of Sherman's letters to David Dixon Porter and individual letters and communications addressed to Ulysses S. Grant, George H. Thomas, Joseph Dana Webster, and others, concerning the Yazoo Expedition, March to the Sea and the occupation of Savannah. Also included are a few orders, including Sherman's draft of Farewell Address to the Armies of Tennessee and Georgia, and some post-war correspondence, including individual letters to Andrew Jackson, Horatio King, John Sherman, and others. Also included is a typescript copy of General Alpheus Starkey Williams' review of Sherman's memoirs. The collection also contains a letter from D. H. De Forest of 11th Regiment of Connecticut Infantry describing the Union Army's entry in Richmond (Apr. 3, 1865).

52 pieces.1 box.

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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...

United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1865)

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Williams, Alpheus S. (Alpheus Starkey), 1810-1878

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Detroit, Mich. resident, brigadier general (brevet major general) and division and corps commander during the Civil War. From the description of Alpheus S. Williams map collection, 1864. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 238012406 Attorney, businessman, politician and soldier. Alpheus S. Williams, son of Ezra and Hepzibah (Starkey) Williams, was born at Saybrook, Conn., Sep. 20, 1810. Graduated from Yale University, 1831; studied three ye...

Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1847-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20077865 Admiral David Dixon Porter was born in Chester, PA, on June 8, 1813. He was instrumental in Farragut's capturing of New Orleans in 1862 when he set off 20,000 bombs to destroy the Confederate forts, Jackson and Saint Philip. This allowed Farragut to sail past the forts and up the Mississippi to New Orleans. He also was instrumental in the Battle of Vicksburg...