General William T. Sherman Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
GENERAL WILLIAM T. SHERMAN
Born: February 8, 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio
Died: February 14, 1891 in New York City, New York
Died: February 14, 1891 in New York City, New York
SHERMAN (1820-1891), a West Point graduate and Mexican War veteran, served as a corps commander under General U.S. Grant in successful Union campaigns down the Mississippi and in Tennessee, then took command of the western armies when Grant was reassigned to the Virginia theatre of war. His capture of Atlanta and subsequent "march to the sea" through Georgia, followed by a swift campaign north through the Carolinas to force the surrender of the last major Confederate army, are praised for their military skill but condemned to this day for their "scorched earth" approach to occupied territory. After the war, Sherman applied similarly harsh but effective methods in campaigns against Amerindian tribes of the Great Plains. As commanding general of the U.S. Army (1869-1883), Sherman established the Command School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Sherman, who personally shunned politics ("If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve."), was the brother of U.S. Senator, Cabinet member and presidential candidate John Sherman.
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GENERAL WILLIAM T. SHERMAN This huge 17¾x26 engraving of the Union Army general is signed by him and framed Annotated Engraving Signed: “Wm. T. Sherman. 1890”. 17¾x26. The engraving appeared in Colliers Once A Week, a popular New York-based magazine. read more...Sale Price $2,550.00
$3,000.00
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WILLIAM T. SHERMAN After a visit to Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, he signs an autograph letter (1875) to a woman he met there. Autograph Letter signed: "William T. Sherman", 8 x 6¼ overall. Two 4 x 6¼ pages bound together. Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, 1875 August 2. To Mrs. F. Alda Ellis, Chicago. read more...Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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Extremely rare oversized 20x24 sepia albumen portrait photo of the Civil War General seated in uniform, taken in 1888 by famed photographer Napoleon Sarony of New York and inscribed to the wife of civil war officer Edmund Rice in 1890 read more...Sale Price $3,400.00
$4,000.00
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Giant 16½x21 albumen portrait photo of a seated Sherman in uniform, taken in 1888 by famed photograph Napoleon Sarony of New York. An extremely rare oversized photo of the legendary general! read more...Sale Price $2,380.00
$2,800.00
