to Henry H. Gorrings

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 to Henry H. Gorrings

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GLC#
GLC04512
Type
Letters
Date
1 March 1877
Author/Creator
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Title
to Henry H. Gorrings
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 25 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Addressed to Lieutenant Commander Gorrings, Gettysburg. Thanks him for sending the note from Lord Napier at Gibraltar. Comments on Napier's conduct during the Abyssinian campaign, "He was extremely polite to several of our army officers who visited Calcutta, Delhi etc. ... In his conduct of the Abyssinian Campaign, ... He organised, conducted that Campaign, and closed all its barriers[?] without a change of plan or of Commander. an event that proved him a perfect organizer & General." Written on stationary of the Headquarters Army of the United States.

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