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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).
Date: January 30, 1871
Item Number: 308751
Call Number: B Sherman, William Tecumseh *6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 308751
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1870s - 1871
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Carte-de-visite
People - Notable People - Sherman, William Tecumseh
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Carte-de-visite
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