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T. W. Sherman to The ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY, February 17, 1862
Port Royal, S. C., February 17, 1862. SIR: A rebel steamer, the Ida, ran by our battery on the Savannah River on the 14th instant for Fort Pulaski. The guns…
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Letters from T. W. Sherman
B. 1820 · D. 1891
William Tecumseh Sherman was an American businessman, author, and United States Army general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861-1865). As a general he earned recognition for his command of military strategy but criticism for the harshness of his scorched-earth policies, which he implemented in his military campaign against the Confederate States.
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31 letters
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T. W. Sherman to Julius William Gates, February 27, 1862
Off Tybee, Ga., February 27, 1862. The ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY, Washington, D. O.: Sin: It was my intention to accompany the expedition for Fernandina, and while waiting in Warsaw…
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T. W. Sherman to George B. McClellan, March 8, 1862
Port Royal, S. C., March 8, 1862. Maj. Gen. GEORGE B. MoCLELLAN, Commanding U. S. Army: GENERAL: Yours of February 14 was received on the 3dinstant. Pulaski is thoroughly cut…
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T. W. Sherman to Orders, | War Department, A. G. O, March 15, 1862
Port Royal, S. C., March 15, 1862. Major-General MCCLELLAN, Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Army: GENERAL: From information just received from our forces at North Edisto itis probable that gunboats, except such…
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T. W. Sherman to Joseph Holt, March 16, 1862
March 16, 1862. Port Royal, S. 0O., March 16, 1862. The ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY, Washington: SIR: I have the honor to report that after Brigadier-General Wright had taken possession…
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T. W. Sherman to Cmar. XV.) CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.âUNION. 251, March 25, 1862
Port Royal, S. C., March 25, 1862. To the ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY, Washington, D. O.: SIR: Since my letter of the 9th instant, on learning that General Wright, in…
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T. W. Sherman to On Board The Adelaide, March 26, 1862
Port Royal, S. C., March 26, 1862. Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. O.: i GENERAL: Your letter of the 6th instant* was not received until the 21st instant, and…