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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04512 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | William Tecumseh Sherman to Henry H. Gorrings regarding Napier's conduct during the Abyssinian Campaign |
| Date | 1 March 1877 |
| Author | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Recipient | Gorrings, Henry H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Addressed to Lieutenant Commander Gorrings, Gettysburg. Thanks him for sending the note from Lord Napier at Gibraltar. Comments on Napier's conduct during the Abyssinian campaign, "He was extremely polite to several of our army officers who visited Calcutta, Delhi etc. ... In his conduct of the Abyssinian Campaign, ... He organised, conducted that Campaign, and closed all its barriers[?] without a change of plan or of Commander. an event that proved him a perfect organizer & General." Written on stationary of the Headquarters Army of the United States. |
| Subjects | Union General Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs India |
| People | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Gorringe, Henry Honeychurch (1841-1885) Napier, Francis, Baron Napier and Ettrick (1819-1898) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Napier was acting Governor General and Viceroy of India from 21 November to 2 December 1863. He joined the Bengal Engineers in 1828 and later, the Bombay army. He commanded the Abyssinian expedition in 1867-68. In his military career he rose to be commander-in-chief of the Indian army 1870-1876 and Field Marshall in 1883. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |