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- GLC#
- GLC03779
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 15 April 1864
- Author/Creator
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
- Title
- to Daniel Butterfield
- Place Written
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 13.3 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Commander Military Division of the Mississippi Sherman writes to General Butterfield to discuss preparations for the campaign against Atlanta and problems with rail transportation. He also comments on the high quality of General Thomas Hooker's divisions and his expectations for them. Several other union generals are mentioned. Written on printed stationary marked "Head-Quarters Military Division of the Mississippi."
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