1. Creator/Author:
  2. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (52)

Letter from Abraham Lincoln to William Sherman

Creator:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Collection:
Lincoln Signed Documents
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Date of Original:
1864
Description:
Letter, 25 cm. Lincoln requests but does not order General William T. Sherman to allow soldiers from Indiana to return to Indiana to vote in the October election. The letter was hand carried and delivered to Sherman's headquarters by William Mitchell, a former Indiana congressman.
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Correspondence; Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891--Correspondence; Mitchell, William, 1807-1865; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Manuscript
Item ID:
71200908300100
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908300100
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
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