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Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 to Mary Audenreid

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00651 Author/Creator: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 1, 1883 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Signed on top of the first page. Sherman writes to Mary Audenreid, the widow of Sherman's aid from 1863 to 1880, Col. Joseph C. Audenreid. Sherman began an eight-year romantic relationship with her starting in 1880. He discusses remodeling his house. He explains his plans to retire due to his age; he will be turning over command of the Army to Philip Sheridan, on November 1, 1883. He plans to then move to St. Louis, and morbidly adds: "to wait for the final summons to Bellefontaine [Cemetery]."

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Audenreid, Mary, fl. 1835-1890
Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

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