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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00577 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | William T. Sherman to Ann Chase about matters in Mexico |
| Date | 21 February 1867 |
| Author | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Recipient | Chase, Ann |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Lieutenant General Sherman replies to a letter from Chase, wife of Franklin Chase, United States Consul in Tampico, Mexico. States that his "connexion with Mr. Campbell's mission is not generally understood," possibly referring to President Andrew Johnson's 1866 order for Sherman to command troops in the absence of General Ulysses S. Grant, while Grant escorted Minister Plenipotentiary Lewis Campbell to Mexico. Predicts that the government set up by France in Mexico, headed by Archduke Fernando Maximilian, will "return to Europe leaving the Mexicans substantially free to choose their own course." Discusses the continued fight of former Mexican President Don Benito Juarez for Mexican independence. Slightly torn in creases. |
| Subjects | Rebellion Latin and South America Freedom and Independence Global History and Civics Military History Women's History Diplomacy |
| People | Chase, Ann (1809-1874) Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Campbell, Lewis Davis (1811-1882) Juárez, Benito (1806-1872) Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico (1832-1867) |
| Place written | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Reconstruction; Women in American History |
| 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 |