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General William T. Sherman's cabin, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
A photograph of Civil War General William T. Sherman's cabin on Holview Road (NE 43rd Street) in Topeka, Kansas. Sherman built the cabin in the spring of 1859 for his father-in-law, Thomas Ewing. The cabin was demolished in 1937. NO HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE AVAILABLE.
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Neosho Valley district fair
Date: September 22 - 28, 1879
This poster announces a fair at Neosho Falls, Kansas. Highlights of the fair include appearances by President Rutherford B. Hayes, General William T. Sherman, and Secretary of State William M. Evarts; the Capitol Guards from Topeka; and racing. The secretary of the fair association is R. P. Hamm.
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Neosho Valley District fair, Neosho Falls, Kansas
Date: September 22 - 28, 1879
This fair poster advertises the Neosho Valley District Fair to be held in Neosho Falls, Kansas. The poster makes note of the soldiers reunion, presidential party, horse racing and other entertainment events. The secretary of the fair association is R. P. Hamm.
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Our present peace commissioners
Date: Between 1861 and 1865
A carte-de-visite with images of the following Civil War leaders: Philip Henry Sheridan, David Glasgow Farragut, Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Johnson, George Henry Thomas, William Tecumseh Sherman, and David Dixon Porter. The carte-de-visite was originally in an album belonging to Lt. Charles H. Slawson, who served in Company I of the 8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry.
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Sherman [W. T.] & Ewing [Thomas] to Thomas A. Thompson
Creator: Sherman & Ewing
Date: November 3, 1858
One of the partners addressed this letter regarding the use of military land warrants in the territory to Thomas A. Thompson at Summit Point, Jefferson Co., Virginia. "Sherman & Ewing informed Thompson that such warrants could not be used to acquire land until after the public sale in July 1859, but some advice was offered for the interim.
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Date: January 30, 1871
This is a carte de visite of General William Tecumseh Sherman who was a partner with his brother-in-law, Thomas Ewing, Jr, in the law firm Sherman, Ewing and McCook in Leavenworth, Kansas Territory. Sherman came to Leavenworth in September 1858 and he left 14 months later in 1859 to take a position at a military school in Louisiana. The military school was forerunner of what is now Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge. Later, Sherman gained fame as a Union general in the Civil War (1861-1865).
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823 (ca.)-1896
Date: Between 1861 and 1865
This is a carte de visite of General William Tecumseh Sherman who was a partner with his brother-in-law, Thomas Ewing, Jr, in the law firm Sherman, Ewing and McCook in Leavenworth, Kansas Territory. Sherman came to Leavenworth in September 1858 and he left 14 months later in 1859 to take a position at a military school in Louisiana. The military school was forerunner of what is now Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge. Later, Sherman gained fame as a Union general in the Civil War (1861-1865).
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Creator: Kuhn Bros.
Date: 1886
This is a photograph of William Tecumseh Sherman who was a partner, with his brother-in-law, Thomas Ewing, Jr, in the law firm Sherman, Ewing and McCook in Leavenworth, Kansas Territory. Sherman came to Leavenworth in September 1858 and he left 14 months later in 1859 to take a position at a military school in Louisiana. The military school was forerunner of what is now Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge. Later, Sherman gained fame as a Union general in the Civil War (1861-1865).
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William Tecumseh Sherman to William T. Coleman & Co.
Creator: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Date: November 15, 1858
From Leavenworth on behalf of "two sons of the Hon. Thos Ewing of Ohio" and himself, Sherman informs Coleman & Co., "No. 88, Wall Street New York," that the firm would be pleased to be of whatever service they could. He then writes of Leavenworth's great prospects: "we propose to make this our future home. . . . It now contains 10,000 people, and reminds me much in the appearance of its houses, streets, and people of California towns in 1851 & 2."
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