Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 to J. Mora Gross
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01686 Author/Creator: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Place Written: Cincinnati, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 9, 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Sherman discusses cadet appointments to West Point for Mora's nephew (the Military Academy did not fill the slots left by seceding states with candidates from loyal states) and how his influence has lessened since commanding a defeated brigade at the battle of Bull Run. He also briefly alludes to his current help to Gen. Robert Anderson in Kentucky and his feeling that "[w]e are in for a long & bloody Civil War."
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