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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03601.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of the Ewing family to William T. Sherman |
| Title | Philemon Ewing to William T. Sherman consoling him on the death of his young son [draft] |
| Date | 7 October 1863 |
| Author | Ewing, Philemon (1820-1896) |
| Recipient | Sherman, William T. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | This letter is a draft copy of Philomen Ewing's letter, GLC03601.06, as it contain crossouts. The text differs slightly. Ewing consoles Sherman on the loss of his son. "He lived long enough to attain all that is of real value in human life - a passage to Heaven: and not long enough to taste the sorrows or bear the burdens which are inseperable from the happiest mortal life ... " Informs Sherman that their father, Thomas Ewing, has recovered from illness but that their mother is still very unwell. Written to Sherman in Memphis, Tennessee. Sherman's son, William T. Sherman, died in Memphis on 3 October 1863 of yellow fever. |
| Subjects | Epidemic Medical History Union General Children and Family Death Religion Health and Medical Disease Yellow Fever |
| People | Ewing, Philemon (1820-1896) Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Place written | Lancaster, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Sherman was adopted by Thomas Ewing, an Ohio Senator and U. S. Secretary of the Treasury, after Sherman's father died in 1829. Philemon, Charles, Thomas, and Hugh Ewing were Thomas Ewing's sons and grew up as Sherman's adoptive brothers. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Brother |
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