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Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, August 10, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, August 10, 1861. General T. W. Sherman, having been charged with the preparation of an expedition to rendezvous on Long Island Sound, will, on the part of…
Recipient
Letters to Thomas W. Sherman
B. 1813 · D. 1879
Thomas West Sherman was a United States Army officer with service during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. While some contemporaries mistakenly identified him as the brother of the more famous General William T. Sherman, modern scholarship notes that the two were not closely related.
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Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, August 11, 1861
Washington, August 11, 1861. Brig. Gen. THomAS W. SHERMAN: SIR: You will proceed to the capitals of the States of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, and confer…
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Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, August 27, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, D. O., August 27, 1861. [General THOMAS W. SHERMAN :] SIR: Your letter of the 20th instant having been submitted to the Secretary of War,…
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Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, September 14, 1861
Washington, September 14, 1861. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, U. S. A., New York City, N. Y.: General Scott says: *Come here with all your command without delay, leaving the…
Dispatch
Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, October 18, 1861
Washington Washington, October 18, 1861. General THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Annapolis, Md.: Your dispatch of yesterday received and shown to General McClellan. Ihave promised him to not break his army here…
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Lorenzo Thomas to Thomas W. Sherman, November 27, 1861
HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-GENERALâS OFFICE, Washington, November 27, 1861. Brig. Gen. THomas W. SHERMAN, U. S. A. Port Royal, Å . 0.: S: Your letters of the 11th,* 15th,…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Thomas W. Sherman, December 1, 1861
Hilton Head, S. O. Hilton Head, S. O., December 1, 1861. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Commanding Expeditionary Corps, Hilton Head, S. O.: SIR : Agreeably to your orders I…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Thomas W. Sherman, December 5, 1861
Hilton Head, S. C. Hilton Head, S. C., December 5, 1861. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Commanding Expeditionary Corps, Hilton Head, S. C.: SIR: Should it be determined to attempt…
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Isaac I. Stevens to Thomas W. Sherman, December 8, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF PORT ROYAL, Beaufort, S. C., December 8, 1861. Brig. Gen. THoMAS W. SHERMAN, Commanding Expeditionary Corps, Hilton Head, S. C.: GENERAL: At 8.30 o’clock I moved forward…
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Isaac I. Stevens to Thomas W. Sherman, December 9, 1861
December 9, 1861. Beaufort, S. 0., December 9, 1861. Brig. Gen. THoMAS W. SHERMAN: GENERAL: I have received information that since my visit to Port Royal Ferry yesterday the Confederates…
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Quincy A. Gillmore to Thomas W. Sherman, December 25, 1861
Hilton Head, S. C. Hilton Head, S. C., December 25, 1861. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Commanding Expeditionary Corps, Hilton Head, S. O.: SIR: In response to your verbal directions…
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Edwin M. Stanton to Thomas W. Sherman, December 26, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, December 26, 1861. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Commanding, Port Royal, S. O.: GENERAL: Your letter of the 21st is received. You are correct in your belief…
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Horatio G. Wright to Thomas W. Sherman, January 31, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Hilton Head, S. C., January 31, 1862. General THOMAS W. SHERMAN, do. : GENERAL: I inclose for your consideration a brief draught of proposed operations…
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Horatio G. Wright to Thomas W. Sherman, January 31, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Hilton Head, S. C., January 31, 1862. General THOMAS W. SHERMAN, do. : GENERAL: I inclose for your consideration a brief draught of proposed operations…
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Horatio G. Wright to Thomas W. Sherman, February 3, 1862
Steamer Empire City, Warsaw Sound, Ga. Steamer Empire City, Warsaw Sound, Ga., February 3, 1862. General THOMAS W. SHERMAN, do.: GENERAL: I have the honor to report that we succeeded…
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Horatio G. Wright to Thomas W. Sherman, February 10, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Steamer Empire City, Warsaw Sound, Ga., February 10, 1862. General THoMAS W. SHERMAN: GENERAL: I send the steamer Marion to Hilton Head to-day to procure…
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Horatio G. Wright to Thomas W. Sherman, February 10, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Steamer Empire City, Warsaw Sound, Ga., February 10, 1862. General THoMAS W. SHERMAN: GENERAL: I send the steamer Marion to Hilton Head to-day to procure…
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Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, February 12, 1862
Washington, February 12, 1862. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Commanding, Port Royal : GENERAL: You will learn by the mail that brings you this of our success in the West…
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Geo. B. McÓlellan to Thomas W. Sherman, February 12, 1862
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, February 12, 1862. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Commanding, Port Royal : GENERAL: You will learn by the mail that brings you this of our…
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Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, February 14, 1862
Washington, February 14, 1862. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Commanding at Port Royal, &c. : GENERAL: Your dispatches in regard to the occupation of Daufuskie Island, &¢., were received to-day.…
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Thomas W. Sherman to Thomas W. Sherman, February 14, 1862
HEADQUARTERS UF THE ARMY, Washington, February 14, 1862. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Commanding at Port Royal, &c. : GENERAL: Your dispatches in regard to the occupation of Daufuskie Island,…
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Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, February 18, 1862
WAR DEPARTMENT WAR DEPARTMENT, February 18, 1862. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, Commanding at Port Royal, S. C.: GENERAL: You are hereby directed to afford protection, subsistence, and facilities, so…
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Horatio G. Wright to Thomas W. Sherman, March 5, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 5, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to inform you that the combined navy and army expedition is in possession of Fernandina…
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Horatio G. Wright to Thomas W. Sherman, March 5, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, EXPED’Y CORPS, Fernandina, Fla., March 5, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to inform you that the combined navy and army expedition is in possession of Fernandina…