Peter John Sullivan letters, 1878.

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Peter John Sullivan letters, 1878.

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Letter and a fragment of a letter of Peter John Sullivan. Written in Cincinnati, Oh., on June 18, 1878, to General Orlando Metcalfe Poe, the complete letter describes General William Tecumseh Sherman's role in the Union victory at the Battle of Shiloh and his approach to Southern pacification. The fragment of a letter, evidently written around 1878, provides a detailed account of the valorous actions of various Ohio regiments during the Battle of Shiloh and describes Sullivan's own participation in the fighting there.

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Poe, O. M. (Orlando Metcalfe), 1832-1895

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