S.F. Smith letter, 1875 Jan. 7.

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S.F. Smith letter, 1875 Jan. 7.

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Letter from S.F. Smith, an insurance agent for the Independent Insurance Agency of Syracuse, N.Y., to General Philip Henry Sheridan. In the letter Smith thanks Sheridan for his bold conduct in New Orleans, La., during the war and writes that he wishes that the war had been continued so as to prevent the "new rebellion" now taking place in Louisiana, an evident reference to unrest in the state caused by white militias violently contesting the results of elections that brought African American candidates to power. A typewritten transcription accompanies the letter.

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Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

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Sheridan claimed he was born in Albany in the State of New York, the third child of six of John and Mary Meenagh Sheridan, Irish Catholic immigrants from the parish of Killinkere in County Cavan, Ireland. He grew up in Somerset, Ohio. Fully grown, he reached only 165 cm (5 feet 5 inches) tall, a stature that led to the nickname, "Little Phil." Abraham Lincoln described his appearance in a famous anecdote: "A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough neck to hang him, an...

Smith, S. F.

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Independent Insurance Agency (Syracuse, N.Y.)

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