General WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN Civil War Union General Civil War Portrait FDC

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General WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN Civil War Union General Civil War Portrait FDC:
$2.50

GENERAL WILLIAM TECUMSEH. SHERMAN, Union Army,memorialfirst day

coverpostmarked atVicksburg, MSonMay 23, 2013.Blue printed portraitcachet

#5900 by Alvin Eckert #9964, USCS.Cover franked with46 centVicksburg stamp.

Cover with a DIY matte and 5x7 frame, makes a fine gift!

Cover prepared on an Archive Quality Envelope without gum on flap.

Union General William TecumsehSherman was born February 8, 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio.He was

a West Point graduate (Class of 1840) and heserved in the Mexican War but saw little action.

He joined the Union Army in 1861 and was promotedto Brig. General and was ordered to defend

Kentucky with home guard troops. He foughtvigorously at Shiloh and started serving under General

US Grant in defending Memphis. He led at Chickasaw Bluffs, Arkansas Post and Vicksburg. Leading

the Army of Tennessee he fought at Chattanooga, then the March to the Sea across Georgia. After the

Civil War he was the General in Chief of the US Army. He retired to New York City in 1883 and wrote

his memoirs, before he died in 1891. Seller has many different Civil War Generals covers and covers for

Union and Confederate Ships.

These items make fine gifts when mounted on a colored matte

and placed in a 5x7 picture frame. Free Shipping! Make an offer?