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Veteran Books Inscribed to Gen. Sherman
Veteran Books Inscribed to Gen. Sherman
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A group of five Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and veterans' organizations publications from the collection of General William Tecumseh Sherman and his son, Philemon Tecumseh Sherman, including:

The Army Reunion: With Reports of the Meetings. Chicago: S.C. Griggs and Company, 1869. With Sherman frontispiece. Deluxe red morocco embossed and gilt. INSCRIBED TO THE GENERAL: "Respectfully Presented to W.T. Sherman General of the United States Army with the Compliments of the Chicago Executive Committee. Chicago Dec. 20. 1869". W. T. Sherman & P. Tecumseh Sherman bookplates.

Journal of the Twentieth Annual Session of the National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic. San Francisco, California. Washington: Gibson Bros., 1886. INSCRIBED: "To General Wm. T. Sherman. With Respect and Sincere Admiration of S.S. Burdett Post Comdr. In Chief G.A.R."

Journal of the Eighteenth Annual Session, of the National Encampment, Grand Army of the Republic. Philadelphia, PA: Town Book and Job Printing House, 1884. Original morocco gilt. W. T. Sherman & P. Tecumseh Sherman bookplates.

Marcus Benjamin, editor & compiler. Washington During War Time. A Series of Papers Showing the Military, Political, and Social Phases During 1861 to 1865. Official Souvenir of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Washington, D.C.: [GAR], 1902. Original green cloth. INSCRIBED TO P.T. SHERMAN: "M. P.T. Sherman, with cordial regards, From Thomas M. Stuart (?) Brigadier General U.S. Army December 25, 1905."

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Roster of the Commandery of the State of New York from January 17th, 1866, to June 1st, 1911. Original wrappers.

General Sherman loved G.A.R. reunions, typically eschewing the uniform and insignia of his high rank, perferring to wear a G.A.R. hat like everyone else. (Katharine Burton, Three Generations, 1947, p. 216).

Condition: Varies, a complete condition report is available upon request.

[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Books, Veterans' Organizations, GAR, Grand Army of the Republic, Generals]
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Veteran Books Inscribed to Gen. Sherman

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