SHERIDAN, Philip H. (1831-1888). ALS and ANS on Headquarters Fifth Military District letterhead. [With:] Engraving of Philip H. Sheridan.

Autograph letter signed ("Phil. H. Sheridan, Maj. Genl."), to L.J. Cist. New Orleans, LA, 29 June 1867. 3 pages, 7 7/8 x 10 in., folds, light edge wear. On Headquarters Fifth Military District letterhead. Sheridan writes to Lewis Jacob Cist, noted collector of autographs, providing a list of his various military appointments from 1853-1864, specifying his rank, regiment, and date of appointment. The final appointment listed is "Major General Regular Army Nov. 8th 1864."

[With:] Autograph note signed on third page of same letter ("P.H. Sheridan, Lieut. General"), to L.J. Cist. Cincinnati, OH, 7 April 1887. Sheridan provides details about his appointment as "Lieut. Genl. Regular Army March 4th 1869."

[Also with:] HALL, H.B., engraver. Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. 7 x 9 1/4 in. engraving mounted to a blue paper bifolium with newspaper clippings about the subject affixed to interior pages.

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents

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SHERIDAN, Philip H. (1831-1888). ALS and ANS on Headquarters Fifth Military District letterhead. [With:] Engraving of Philip H. Sheridan.

American Historical Ephemera & Photography

SHERIDAN, Philip H. (1831-1888). ALS and ANS on Headquarters Fifth Military District letterhead. [With:] Engraving of Philip H. Sheridan.

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