to Edward O.C. Ord

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 to Edward O.C. Ord

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GLC#
GLC03219
Type
Letters
Date
18 April 1870
Author/Creator
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Title
to Edward O.C. Ord
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Remarks upon issues mentioned in General Ord's last letter such as the death of General George Henry Thomas, the assignment of John McAllister Schofield to his post, and the creation of a new department in Arizona. Sherman also writes that there is no need to keep more than three companies in Alaska. He discusses conditions in Arizona and mentions his desire to visit Ord in California this summer. Wants to move back to St. Louis, Missouri, "As soon as I can properly I think I will move back to Saint Louis, and have leave the Politicians to run the Army. They need its patronage and will have it in spite of anything I can do ... "

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