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Lot Number: 61
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1851 General Thomas West Sherman ALS As He Tries to Save Mexican-American Service War Horses and Record |
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THOMAS WEST SHERMAN (1813-1879). Civil War Union General who served in the Mexican-American War; graduated from West Point on July 1, 1836; he fought against the Seminoles in the Indian Wars from 1836-38; distinguished himself in the Mexican-American War at the Battle of Buena Vista on February 23, 1847; Civil War was Appointed Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers on August 6, 1861 by President Abraham Lincoln. April 7, 1851-Dated, Autograph Letter Signed, “T.W. Sherman”, from Fort Adams, Rhode Island, 2 pages plus extensive historic content docketing on the final leaf, measuring about 10” x 7.5”, Choice Very Fine. Here, Thomas Sherman writes to General Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn who was then the Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts, and who died about three months after this Letter arrived. Sherman asks for General Dearborn’s aid in preventing the disbanding of the Cavalry unit at Fort Adams, writing in part:“The idea of preserving the identity of a battery which performed its duty at Fort Brown, Monterey, and Buena Vista is of itself an important one.” Further, Sherman explained that the cost of providing forage for the horses could be reduced from $324 a month to $250, if necessary. A beautifully penned Letter in rich brown ink with Sherman’s large deep brown signature measuring 2.5” across. An added bonus, General Dearborn himself adds his Manuscript Docketing that includes, in part: “A damnable Act & the dam’d Ass (smudged) the President, I wrote him 3 pages expressing my indignation at the insult to those corps that gained immortality in service by their batteries.” Great rarely encountered content, this Letter is written on light blue wove period paper in rich brown ink, its content directly relating to his unit’s military service the Mexican-American War. This Letter is also Accompanied by a later Handwritten thin tan card sheet that lists all of Sherman’s military service ranks from the time he joined West Point in 1838 to his becoming a Brevet Brigadier General in 1865 by President Lincoln. Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn (March 3, 1783 - July 29, 1851) was an American soldier, lawyer, author, and statesman. Dearborn was the first President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, and the author of many books. Sherman, known to his friends as "Tim", was born in Newport, Rhode Island, the son of Elijah and Martha (West) Sherman. His desire to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point was so strong that he walked from Newport to Washington, D.C. to secure a Congressional appointment. ____ Thomas West Sherman graduated from West Point on July 1, 1836 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 3rd U.S. Artillery Regiment. Sherman would serve the bulk of his career with the 3rd Artillery and eventually became its commander. His early career included service in the Florida Wars against the Seminoles from 1836-38 and in the Cherokee Nation in 1838 while transferring the Native Americans to the West. He was promoted to first lieutenant on March 14, 1838. He served again in the Florida War from 1838 to 1842 and on recruiting service in 1842. He served at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina from 1842 to 1844 and was again on recruiting service from 1844 to 1846. He was promoted to captain on May 28, 1846. During the War with Mexico he took a distinguished part in the Battle of Buena Vista on February 23, 1847, leading his battery in a defensive action helping to stop the Mexican attack, and was brevetted to major "for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct" during the battle. He was assigned to Fort Trumbull in New London, Connecticut in 1848 and then to Fort Adams in Newport from 1849 to 1853. He was then on frontier duty at Fort Snelling, Minnesota from 1853 to 1857 and was in command of expedition to Yellow Medicine, Minnesota in 1857. He was involved in quelling the Kansas Border Disturbances in 1857 to 1858 and the Artillery School for Practice at Fort Ridgely, Minnesota from 1858 to 1861, except while in command of the expedition to Kettle Lake, Dakota in 1859. At the start of the Civil War, Sherman was serving as a major in the 3rd Artillery when President Abraham Lincoln appointed him to the grade of brigadier general of volunteers on August 6, 1861, to rank from May 17, 1861. Sherman's nomination to the grade of brigadier general of volunteers was sent by President Abraham Lincoln to the United States Senate on July 31, 1861 and the Senate confirmed the appointment on August 3, 1861. He assumed command of the ground forces in the Port Royal Expedition. Sherman and the naval force under Flag Officer Samuel F. du Pont captured Port Royal in a combined Army/Navy operation. After briefly commanding the Department of the South, Sherman was sent to the Western Theater. He took command of Major General George H. Thomas's division during the Siege of Corinth when the latter assumed command of the Right Wing of Major General Henry W. Halleck's army group. After that he commanded the Defenses of New Orleans before taking command of a division in Major General Nathaniel P. Banks's army, which he led into action at the Siege of Port Hudson. During the May 27, 1863 attack on Port Hudson, Sherman was severely wounded, which led to the amputation of his right leg. His injuries were so severe that he was not expected to live, and the newspaper in his hometown of Newport, Rhode Island, printed an extensive obituary for him. For the rest of the war he held administrative commands in Louisiana. Sherman was mustered out of the volunteers on April 30, 1866. In recognition of his heroism and services, President Andrew Johnson nominated Sherman for appointment to the grade of brevet major general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865 and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866. On June 30, 1866, President Johnson nominated Sherman to be appointed to the rank of brevet major general of the United States Army (i.e. Regular Army), to rank from March 13, 1865, and the Senate confirmed the appointment on July 25, 1866. On February 5, 1868, Sherman was elected as a First Class Companion of the Pennsylvania Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and was assigned insignia number 643. He was also, most probably, a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. |
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