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- William Tecumseh Sherman,
Legendary Union General
- Pens a Letter Deferring
an Inspection of the Boston Arsenal
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- SHERMAN, William Tecumseh (1820-1891). Legendary Union General and Commander-in-Chief
of the Armies of the United States; was an American soldier,
businessman, writer, and General for the Union forces in the
American Civil War, best known for his capture of Atlanta, Georgia,
and his March to the Sea (from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia).
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- Autograph Letter Signed, two pages, octavo, on official "Head-Quarters
Armies of the United States, Washngton, D.C." letterhead,
dated July 15, 1867. In part: "I am coming to Boston
on Sunday, and will stop at the Tremont House and spend mosty
of the day out at the Grays at Brookline. I must leave next morning
for Dartmouth and am sorry I can't promise to come to the Arsenal
this trip. If you can be at the Tremont in the early part of
Sunday I will be glad to see you. Truly your friend, W.T. Sherman,
Gen'l". In fine conditon. $1,125.00
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