Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1820-1891
- Existence: 1820 - 1891
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
William Greenleaf Eliot Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0446
Scope and Contents
The William Greenleaf Eliot Papers consist of sermons, addresses, family papers, correspondence, Civil War documents, and documents regarding Eliot's church and other organizations.
The Sermons Series contains 35 sermons, dated 1835-1885, regarding topics such as suffrage, emancipation, and philanthropy. The sermons are arranged by date first delivered.
The Addresses...
Dates:
1832-1961
John Lang Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: A3221
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook contains mostly newspaper clippings in English and German relating to the 28th Ohio Infantry and to the St. Louis Police Department. The front cover of the scrapbook is embossed, “J. Lang & Co. / Hotel Garni & Restaurant / No. 8 N. Fifth St. St. Louis,” and the first few pages are a guest register. The pages appear in numerical order, and blank pages have been removed from the disbound volume. The scrapbook spans from 1866 to 1892 with a large gap...
Dates:
1866-1892
Seth Ledyard Phelps Letterbook
Collection
Identifier: A1211
Scope and Contents
Letterbook consists of correspondence primarily to and from Seth Ledyard Phelps while commanding U.S. Navy gunboats on the western waters from 1861 to 1864. Correspondence contains accounts of naval operations mainly along the Mississippi, Tennessee, and Red Rivers, including the movement of gunboats to capture Forts Henry and Donelson, and operations during the Red River Campaign. The collection also contains extensive correspondence regarding repairs to the U.S.S....
Dates:
1861-1864
David D. Porter Papers
Collection
Identifier: A1238
Scope and Contents
Collection consists primarily of correspondence to Admiral Porter from several high-ranking Union officers--including Generals Nathaniel P. Banks, Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, and William T. Sherman--regarding operations in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Collection contains accounts of the Yazoo River Expedition, the Arkansas Post Expedition, the Vicksburg Campaign, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and the Red River Campaign. Also contains information on gunboats and the...
Dates:
1862-1864
William Tecumseh Sherman Collection
Collection
Identifier: A1508
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of correspondence and invitations. The majority of the collection consists of documents written by W.T. Sherman during the course of his military career. Most of the documents are original although some photocopies and facsimiles are present.
Folder 1 contains correspondence relating to Sherman’s early military service as a commissary officer in St. Louis and New Orleans, his years as a banker in the employment of...
Dates:
1850-1916