William T. Sherman letters, 1860.

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William T. Sherman letters, 1860.

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Letters by William T. Sherman while superintendent of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy in Alexandria, La., written to Thomas Ewing, stating that his position in Louisiana is stable, while prospects for retuning to the army are poor, therefore he will remain in the state and have his family move from Ohio (Nov. 14, 1860). A second letter reflects the political environment in Louisiana just prior to the Civil War. He comments that secession is imminent, and he states that he will not act inconsistent with his allegiance to the United States government" (Dec. 1, 1860).

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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...

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