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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03601.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of the Ewing family to William T. Sherman |
| Title | Philemon Ewing to William T. Sherman regarding Sherman's wife and his role in the Civil War |
| Date | 10 March 1862 |
| Author | Ewing, Philemon (1820-1896) |
| Recipient | Sherman, William T. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that his brother, Thomas Ewing and himself came to Cincinnati yesterday and relays that Ellen (Sherman's wife and Ewing's sister) and the children are doing well. Remarks on Sherman's role in the Civil War, "... we watch with interest the progress of the great expedition in which you have so conspicuous a place - hoping & praying for the Expedition & for you personally the most abundant success." Written on stationary printed with, "Burnet House, T.P. Saunders & Co., Proprietors. Cincinnati." Also printed on last page is the stationers' name, Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co. |
| Subjects | Union General Women's History Children and Family Civil War Military History Union Forces |
| People | Ewing, Philemon (1820-1896) Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Ewing, Thomas, Jr. (1829-1896) Sherman, Ellen Ewing (1824-1888) |
| Place written | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| 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 |