SHERMAN, William Tecumseh (1820-1891). A group of 3 items, including 2 CDVs and an autograph endorsement signed ("W.T. Sherman"), as Major General. Memphis, TN, 25 November 1862.

1 page, 7 7/8 x 6 1/4 in., fold lines, trimmed/torn along bottom edge. Sherman writes, "Mr. E.E. Clark of Memphis has been of service to the United States and is entitled to favor at the hand of [its? C?] & officers." Signed by Sherman as "Maj. Gen. Comd."

[With:] CDV of William T. Sherman as major general. New York: E. & H.T. Anthony, n.d. -- CDV, studio portrait of Major General W.T. Sherman and his generals in 1865. Quincy, IL: Bradshaw's Gallery of Art, n.d. Sherman sits with (from left to right) Major Generals John A. Logan, Henry W. Slocum, and Francis Preston Blair, Jr. Standing: O.O. Howard, William B. Hazen, Jeff C. Davis, and J.A. Mower. -- 2 CDVs, 2 1/8 x 3 3/4 in., or smaller, on cardstock mounts. Condition generally good, with some toning, occasional soiling, and edge wear to mounts.

Together, 3 items associated with William T. Sherman.

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SHERMAN, William Tecumseh (1820-1891). A group of 3 items, including 2 CDVs and an autograph endorsement signed ("W.T. Sherman"), as Major General. Memphis, TN, 25 November 1862.

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