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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04582 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | William Tecumseh Sherman to Sarah Butler Woster, regretting that he cannot part with his commissions |
| Date | 20 December 1878 |
| Author | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Recipient | Woster, Sarah Butler |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Regrets that he cannot part with his commissions and a letter signed by Abraham Lincoln stating that he and his children have agreed that they are too precious. Written on stationary of the Headquarters Army of the United States. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Children and Family President |
| People | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Woster, Sarah Butler (fl. 1878) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |