Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 To: Major General E.O.C. Ord

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GLC#
GLC08012.02
Type
Letters
Date
1865/07/09
Author/Creator
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Title
To: Major General E.O.C. Ord
Place Written
Lancaster, OH
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 19.9 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Letter to Ord discussing his post-war [Reconstruction] duties. "I hardly yet comprehend how much command I will have to exercise in times of Peace. In war I did not interfere in the least with Dept. Commanders save to call for the troops needed for just operations." "Headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi " letterhead.

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