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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).
Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823 (ca.)-1896
Date: Between 1861 and 1865
Item Number: 308752
Call Number: B Sherman, William Tecumseh *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 308752
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1861-1869
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Carte-de-visite
People - Notable People - Sherman, William Tecumseh
Places - Other States - District of Columbia -- Washington
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Carte-de-visite
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