Military officer correspondence, 1850-1905.

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...

Sickles, Daniel Edgar, 1819-1914

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In 1819, Sickles was born in New York City to Susan Marsh Sickles and George Garrett Sickles, a patent lawyer and politician. (His year of birth is sometimes given as 1825, and Sickles was known to have claimed as such. Historians speculate that Sickles chose to appear younger when he married a woman half his age.) He learned the printer's trade and studied at the University of the City of New York (now New York University). He studied law in the office of Benjamin Butler, was admitted to the ba...

King, Horatio C.

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Union army officer, 1862-1865, and New York City attorney. From the description of Letterbooks, 1862 Sept.-1868 Nov. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58759159 Military man and politician. King moved to Brooklyn in 1865 and served on the Brooklyn Board of Education. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1840]-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451560 Biographical Note ...

Seawell, Washington, 1802-1888.

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Austin, Benjamin W., fl. 1894.

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Tweedale, John, 1851-1920.

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Weidenmeyer, J. W., fl. 1888.

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Slough, John Potts, -1867

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John Potts Slough (1829-1867), judge and U.S. Civil War general. From the description of Slough, John Potts, 1829-1867 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571780 ...

Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878

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Lawyer, of Bangor and Portland, Me.; U.S. district attorney for Maine; judge Maine 1st Circuit Court; served as Military Governor of Louisiana during the Civil War. From the description of Papers, 1862-1864. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978835 Lawyer, U.S. district attorney, state legislator, and judge, of Portland, Me.; commissioned as colonel in 12th Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry during Civil War; made military commander of New Orleans, La...

Sanborn, John B. (John Benjamin), 1826-1904

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American lawyer and soldier. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to the President, 1869 Dec. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270634500 John B. Sanborn was born in Epsom, New Hampshire, December 5, 1826, the youngest of five children. Interested in the law, he attended one quarter at Dartmouth College (1851-1852) but left to join the law office of Asa Fowler in Concord. He was admitted to the bar in 1854, and moved West, settling in St...

Sheridan, Michael V. (Michael Vincent), 1840-1918

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American army officer; youngest brother of Gen. P.H. Sheridan. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chicago, to W.W. Belknap, 1874 Mar. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662459 Colonel and Aide de Camp of General Philip Sheridan. The Sheridans had served with John C. Smith during the war. Smith was made a Brevet Brig. General in 1865 and served as treasurer and Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. From the description of Letters, June 13, 1888. (Abra...

Slemmer, Adam J., 1824-1868

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Schwenk, Samuel Klinger, 1842-1915.

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Sawtelle, Charles Greene, 1834-1913.

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Sherman, Francis Trowbridge, 1825-1905

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Sherman served briefly as an officer in two other regiments before becoming colonel of the 88th Illinois Infantry. He was later brevetted brigadier general. He was a manufacturer and postmaster in Chicago after the Civil War. From the description of Letter, January 13, 1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 69399897 Union Army officer, 88th Illinois Cavalry. From the description of Diaries of Francis Trowbridge Sherman, 1863-1865 [manus...