Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) to Henry W. Slocum
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08112.02 Author/Creator: Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 07 September 1865 Pagination: Order a Copy
Predicting a quick end to reconstruction: "The North cannot long afford to keep arms there for local police": "Still, as long as you do have the force and the state now you must of necessity control...my own opinion is that self interest will soon induce the present people of Mississippi to...manage in a kind of [system] that will, like in Maryland & Missouri, change the whole public opinion. They certainly will not again tempt the resistance of the U.S. nor will they ever reenslave the negro.
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