- GLC#
- GLC01545.01
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- January 3, 1867
- Author/Creator
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
- Title
- to E. L. Plumb
- Place Written
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Pagination
- 3 p. : docket ; Height: 21 cm, Width: 13 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- Reconstruction
Examines the situation in Mexico, but feels it is a conflict that should be avoided. Fears a "distinct Indian War" that will consume a large amount of American military resources, and does not want to also be fighting in Mexico. Feels people should "organize a State of Republican Govt." as their primary focus.
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