Manuscripts

William T. Sherman papers, (bulk 1862-1865)

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Description: Collection of Sherman's military, political, and personal correspondence, chiefly covering the Civil War. Included is a group of Sherman's letters to David Dixon Porter and individual letters and communications addressed to Ulysses S. Grant, George H. Thomas, Joseph Dana Webster, and others, concerning the Yazoo Expedition, March to the Sea and the occupation of Savannah. Also included are a few orders, including Sherman's draft of Farewell Address to the Armies of Tennessee and Georgia, and some post-war correspondence, including individual letters to Andrew Jackson, Horatio King, John Sherman, and others.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1862-1890.
Call number: mssShermanwt
Creator: Sherman, William T (1820-1891)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Assembled at the Library from the items purchased from G. D. Smith, William K. Bixby, and others.
Associated people: Porter, David D. (1813-1891,); Williams, Alpheus S. (1810-1878.)
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