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William Sherman Autograph Letter Signed UACC PADA

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Union General during the Civil War, famous for his march "from Atlanta to the Sea." Handwritten Autograph Letter Signed, 2 pages, on 912 Garrison Ave, St. Louis letterhead, March 10, 1886. On April 9, 1865. General Lee surrenders to Grant disbanding 28,000 confederates. But most confederate troops were not in Lee's army, so in late April, Sherman and Johnston discuss surrender terms. On the 18th of April 1865, Sherman and Johnston, negotiated a detailed armistice, one that committed the President to recognize existing state governments when the officials took the oath of loyalty, reopened the federal courts, guaranteed property rights, and offered a general amnesty for all confederates. Washington politicians went up in arms over Sherman's terms. So Grant rides over and tells Sherman to take out any political mention in his term of surrender. Johnston met with Sherman and complied with the new terms. It is important to note that Johnston surrendered to Sherman was by far the largest share of the Confederate troops still in the field at war's end, more than Lee and the others combined. So this surrender effectively ended the war. Our Sherman letter to General Hawley, a letter of condolence after the death of General Hawley's wife, recalling his visit to her "en route to Savannah after Johnston's surrender" refers to that historic event that ended the civil war. Staining and usual folds. In very good condition.

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