Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 to Ulysses S. Grant
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05619 Author/Creator: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Place Written: Vicksburg, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 August 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23.9 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy
Sherman writes to thank General Grant for the promotion to Brigadier General of the regular army (from Major General of Volunteers). He writes: "I know that I owe this to you, and beg to acknowledge it, and to add that I value the commission far less than the fact that this will associate my name with yours and McPherson's in opening the Mississippi." Written from the Camp on Big Black, in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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