Letter, 1863 Aug. 30.

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Letter, 1863 Aug. 30.

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Letter from Cushman to Major General William T. Sherman, his former teacher at Louisiana Military Academy, relating to Cushman requesting Sherman to use his influence to grant him parole in the city of New Orleans after he was taken prisoner during the surrender of Port Hudson, La., on 9 July 1863.

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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...

Cushman, B. C.

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First lieutenant and adjutant in the 30th Louisiana Infantry, Company E. From the description of Letter, 1863 Aug. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70971316 ...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...