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General William Tecumseh Sherman Autograph
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PRESENTING A RARE and FULLY AUTHENTIC General William Tecumseh Sherman Autograph.
Last page of a hand written letter, circa 1885-1890.
Probably written in New York City following his retirement in 1884, as referenced in the last sentence.
Fully handwritten (probably by a Secretary) BUT personally signed by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
The letter is a single folio lined and margined letter with writing on the front only.
It is also marked by it’s original owner as “Autograph of General Sherman” and the owner’s name “Mrs. Obenchain”.
It Reads:
“supposed to live here at my home as quietly as circumstances will admit of.
With great respect,
Yours very truly
W.T. Sherman
General.”
Comes with our COA.
In an interesting ‘twist’ to this autograph, Mrs Obenchain was in fact, Eliza Calvert Hall (a renowned author from Bowling Green, KY) who was married to Captain (later promoted to Major) William Alexander Obenchain, who fought on the Confederate Side in the Civil War and was attached to the Virginia Corps of Engineers and served on General Robert E. Lee’s Staff. Captain Obenchain surrendered to General Sherman at Greensboro, North Carolina on the 1st May 1865.
We have his surrender/parole paper in our collection which is being sold together with Capt. Obenchain’s EXCEPTIONALLY RARE & HIGHLY IMPORTANT Battlefield Map for Richmond, VA in 1864, listed/posted separately.
We understand from the ‘family lore’ that Major Obenchain, held General Sherman in very high regard, because of his humane treatment of POW’s and in particular, officers …… which probably explains why his wife obtained the autograph for him!
William Tecumseh Sherman (/t?'k?ms?/ tih-KUM-s?; February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), achieving recognition for his command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the scorched-earth policies that he implemented against the Confederate States. British military theorist and historian B. H. Liddell Hart declared that Sherman was “the most original genius of the American Civil War” and “the first modern general”.
Provenance: From the Estate of Eliza Calvert Hall/Obenchain
Condition: Very good. Some fold marks, some yellowing of the paper with age. No tears. In acid free plastic cover, with COA.
- Dimensions:Height: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
- Style:American Classical (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1885-1890
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. Very good. Some fold marks, some yellowing of the paper with age. No tears.
- Seller Location:Dallas, TX
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3978133872612
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