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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08012.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from William Tecumseh Sherman to Edward O. C. Ord |
| Title | Letter from William T. Sherman to Major General E. O. C. Ord about present and past conflicts |
| Date | 31 October 1867 |
| Author | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Recipient | Ord, Edward |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter to Ord about conflicts past and present: "...I hope the worst is past...what with Indians, Negroes etc., etc., Ex Rebels we all seem doomed during one life time to constant war. Like the Eel, we must get used to it..." "Headquarters Military Division of the Missouri" letterhead. |
| Subjects | Military History Union General Reconstruction American Indian History African American History Confederate States of America |
| People | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Ord, Edward Otho Cresap (1818-1883) |
| Place written | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Theme | Reconstruction; Government & Politics; Native Americans; African Americans |
| 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 |