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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09264 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | Letter from William Tecumseh Sherman to General Howard regarding protection of Mrs. Ransom |
| Date | 24-28 April 1865 |
| Author | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Recipient | Howard, General |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Asking General Howard to protect the wife of Confederate General Robert Ransom: "I take great pleasure in committing this lady and her family to the care & protection of Gen. Howard, and beg he will let one of his staff officers see the family and assure Mrs. Ransom of the deep interest we feel in her safety and happiness." Written on verso of Minnie Hunt Ransom's letter, 4-24-1865, to Sherman, asking for protection in occupied North Carolina. |
| Subjects | Confederate States of America Women's History Union Forces Children and Family Military History |
| People | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Place written | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Comrade |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |