William T. Sherman papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 57

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Army officer. Letters from Sherman to Hugh Boyle Ewing, 1844-85; Elly (Sherman) Thackara, 1869-81; Minnie (Sherman) Fitch, 1859-91; Philemon Tecumseh Sherman, 1879-90; and Henry S. Turner, 1854-58, 1872-81; together with miscellaneous correspondence including letters from Winfield Scott Hancock, Philip Henry Sheridan, John McAllister Schofield, and Murat Halstead; the MS. of Sherman's autobiography; and the MS. journal, Notes of travel in Europe and the East, an account kept by Joseph C. Audenried of Sherman's trip to Europe in 1871-72. The material relates to all phases of Sherman's career, especially the periods in California (1854-58), Kansas (1858-59), and Louisiana (1859-61) covered in the letters to Ewing and Turner; and the postwar period, which includes correspondence pertaining to the Hayes-Tilden disputed election. Includes correspondence (1839-88) of his wife, Ellen Boyle (Ewing) Sherman with Minnie Sherman Fitch, Thomas Ewing, and Hugh Boyle Ewing; letters (1910-13) of Minnie Sherman Fitch to Eleanor S. Fitch; and miscellaneous Sherman family correspondence (1832-1948).

Dates

1832-1948

Creator

Audenreid, Joseph C., 1840-1880 (Person)
Boyle, Hugh (Person)
Boynton, Henry V., 1835-1905 (Person)
Ewing family (Family)
Field, Cyrus W., 1819-1892 (Person)
Fitch family (Family)
Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908 (Person)
Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886 (Person)
Hay, John, 1838-1905 (Person)
Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 (Person)
Hulbert, William Henry (Person)
Lewis, Lloyd, 1891-1949 (Person)
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (Person)
Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886 (Person)
Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925 (Person)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 (Person)
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937 (Person)
Schofield, John McAllister, 1831-1906 (Person)
Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888 (Person)
Sherman, John, 1823-1900 (Person)
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 (Person)

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Use

Copyrights to this collection are not dedicated to the public. Consideration of copyright is the responsibility of the author or publisher.

Extent

4 Cubic feet

Additional Description

Arrangement

In this collection, Sherman's letters to each individual are grouped together and arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Ohio History Connection acquired the William T. Sherman papers from Judge Charles Montgomery in 1953, Mrs. Eleanor Sherman Thackara Cauldwell in 1958, and the estate of Miss Eleanor Sherman Fitch in 1959.

Legal Status

The Ohio History Connection holds the property rights to this collection.

Subjects

Banks and banking Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
California Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Catholic Church -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Elections -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Europe Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Florida Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America -- Government relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Kansas -- History -- 1854-1861 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lancaster (Ohio) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Louisiana Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Military education -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Missouri Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
South Carolina Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States -- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Army Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings