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  1. 14 de mai. de 2024 · Other artifacts that were the subject of intense online bidding include Sherman’s annotated copy of Ulysses S. Grant’s memoirs, his childhood algebra book and a family Bible. Listen to...

  2. Há 2 dias · Throughout the Civil War, Sherman declined to employ black troops in his armies. In his Memoirs, Sherman commented on the political pressures of 1864–1865 to encourage the escape of slaves, in part to avoid the possibility that "able-bodied slaves will be called into the military service of the rebels".

  3. 12 de mai. de 2024 · CNN — At first, it was the rare binding that caught the eye of Danielle Linn, a senior book specialist with Fleischer’s Auctions. While cataloging items once owned by the Union Army General,...

  4. 10 de mai. de 2024 · The Library of America's edition of Grant's Memoirs includes 175 of his letters to Lincoln, Sherman, and his wife, Julia, among others. Hailed as a prophet of modern war and condemned as a harbinger of modern barbarism, William T. Sherman is the most controversial general of the Civil War.

  5. Há 2 dias · He wrote in his memoirs, "Feeling that the war was nearing its end, I desired my cavalry to be in at the death." His finest service of the Civil War was demonstrated during his relentless pursuit of Robert E. Lee's Army, effectively managing the most crucial aspects of the Appomattox Campaign for Grant.

  6. Há 2 dias · In 1885, facing severe financial reversals and dying of throat cancer, Grant wrote his memoirs, covering his life through the Civil War, which were posthumously published and became a major critical and financial success.

  7. 14 de mai. de 2024 · Important items in the sale’s catalog include: General Sherman’s wartime sword; his personal copy of Ulysses S. Grant’s memoirs (featuring Sherman’s own annotations); his uniform’s rank insignia worn during the Civil War; the Sherman family bible with meticulous records written by General Sherman himself; and Sherman’s ...