A group of three biographies of Ulysses S. Grant from the personal library of William Tecumseh Sherman, all inscribed to the General, each with With "W.T. Sherman" and "P. Tecumseh Sherman" bookplates to interior front boards, including:

Henry Coppée. Grant and His Campaigns: A Military Biography. New York: Charles B. Richardson, 1866. 8vo. 1/4 tan calf with marbled boards, with black morocco spine titles gilt. First edition. Sabin 16701. INSCRIBED BY THE PUBLISHER: "Maj Genl W.T. Sherman with the compts. of the Publisher. Ref 21".

Edward Chauncey Marshall. The Ancestry of General Grant, and Their Contemporaries. New York: Sheldon & Company, 1869. 12mo. Original brick cloth. First edition. Sabin 44769. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR: "With the Compliments of the Author, who is a relative of the late Gen. U.S. Grant and a brother oF the late Bvt. Brig. Gen. E.G. Marshall." Also with Marshall's signed calling card laid in.

Thomas W. Porter, ed. The Providence and the Man; Or, Ulysses S. Grant, in the War of the Rebellion. A Compendium. Boston: L.E. Cowles & Co., 1888. 8vo. Original dark brown cloth gilt. First edition. INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR: "Boston, Mass: July 9th, 1890 - Respectfully forwarded - T.W. Porter". Rare, OCLC locates only 8 copies and we have only ever encountered modern reprints on the market.

A rare opportunity to own three books owned by General Sherman regarding his closest friend and confidant, Ulysses S. Grant.

PROVENANCE:

The Sherman-Fitch Library

Primarily assembled by General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), the collection of books was inherited and curated by his son, Philemon Tecumseh Sherman (1867-1941). Before his death, Philemon transferred the library to his niece, Eleanor Sherman Fitch (1876-1959). Eleanor was the granddaughter of General Sherman through his eldest daughter, Maria "Minnie" Ewing Sherman Fitch (1851-1913). Until now, the Sherman-Fitch library was held at the family estate in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

The library includes a range of diverse material owned by General Sherman that principally relates to the Civil War, American history, and the Sherman family. Many works in the Sherman-Fitch library are historically significant, including General Sherman's annotated copy of Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs, the Sherman family bible, and Barnard's "Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign."

Most examples in the collection are affixed with bookplates that bear both General Sherman's and Philemon's names. In some cases, where General Sherman's ownership was clear, his bookplate was not always affixed. However, books with just Philemon's bookplate were generally acquired after his father's death in 1891. General Sherman’s bookplates were likely added by Philemon after his father’s death. Philemon’s bookplates were placed by Tecumseh Sherman Fitch (1908-1969) after he inherited the library in 1942.

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