A group of 12 history works from the personal library of General William Tecumseh Sherman, each with "W. T. Sherman" and "P. Tecumseh Sherman" bookplates, except where noted.

Highlighted by a patriotic speech inscribed by Supreme Court Associate Justice to General Sherman: The Constitution and The Supreme Court of the United States of America. Address by the Hon. Samuel F. Miller. New York & London: D. Appleton & Co., [1889?]. INSCRIBED BY U.S. SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE SAMUEL FREEMAN MILLER (1816-1890): "To General W.T. Sherman from his friend Sam. F. Miller." Brick red cloth flexible boards.

Also of note, includes: George W. Childs. Recollections. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1890. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, GEORGE W. CHILDS: "General W.T. Sherman with the compliments of George H. Fields February 1890". Contemporary half blue calf. First edition autobiography of the famous publisher and co-owner of the Public Ledger (Philadelphia).

Other works include: Lord George Nugent. Some Memorials of John Hampden, His Party and His Times. London: Chapman and Hall, 1854. Contemporary dark blue 1/4 morocco with marbled boards by Lycett's Bindery, Washington, D.C. (label to interior front board). -- Erasmus D. Keyes. Fifty Years' Observation of Men and Events Civil and Military. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1884]. Original cloth. First edition. Howes K-115. -- Alphonse de Lamartine. Memoirs of Celebrated Characters. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1854. 12mo, 2 volumes only (of 3). Contemporary one quarter calf. First edition. Sabin 38709. -- James Prior. Memoir of the Life and Character of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke. Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1854. 2 vols. Contemporary one quarter with marbled boards by Lycett's Bindery. -- Charles Rollin. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians Macedonians and Grecians. New York: George Long, 1830. 8vo, 4 volumes. Contemporary calf. "J. Stewart" ownership signatures. -- Lord Mahon. Henry Reed, editor. History of England. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1849. Volume I only (of 2). Original cloth. -- George Crabb. English Synonyms, with Copious Illustrations and Explanations. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1847. Tenth Edition. Contemporary calf. -- Prince Richard Metternich. Memoirs of Prince Metternich 1773-1815. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1881. 5 volumes. Original green cloth. -- The Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States of America, From the Signing of the Definitive Treaty of Peace. Washington, D.C.: Blaire & Rives, 1837. Vol. I & III only. Contemporary one half brick morocco. -- Mrs. Chapman Coleman, editor. The Life of John J. Crittenden, with Selection from His Correspondence and Speeches. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1871. 2 volumes. Original brick cloth gilt.

Condition: Prior, spines partially detached. Diplomatic Correspondence, spines lacking, boards detached.

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The Sherman-Fitch Library

Primarily assembled by General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), the collection of books was inherited and curated by his son, Philemon Tecumseh Sherman (1867-1941). Before his death, Philemon transferred the library to his niece, Eleanor Sherman Fitch (1876-1959). Eleanor was the granddaughter of General Sherman through his eldest daughter, Maria "Minnie" Ewing Sherman Fitch (1851-1913). Until now, the Sherman-Fitch library was held at the family estate in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

The library includes a range of diverse material owned by General Sherman that principally relates to the Civil War, American history, and the Sherman family. Many works in the Sherman-Fitch library are historically significant, including General Sherman's annotated copy of Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs, the Sherman family bible, and Barnard's "Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign."

Most examples in the collection are affixed with bookplates that bear both General Sherman's and Philemon's names. In some cases, where General Sherman's ownership was clear, his bookplate was not always affixed. However, books with just Philemon's bookplate were generally acquired after his father's death in 1891. General Sherman’s bookplates were likely added by Philemon after his father’s death. Philemon’s bookplates were placed by Tecumseh Sherman Fitch (1908-1969) after he inherited the library in 1942.

[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Books, Ephemera, Supreme Court, Newspapers]