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Collection Reference Number GLC00331
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to the 1880s 
Title William Tecumseh Sherman to Mrs. Anderson on the joys of reading
Date 15 December 1880
Author Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description A personal note written while Sherman was Commander-in-Chief on United States Army Headquarters stationery, reflecting some previous correspondence. Mentions Scott's Heart of Midlothian, which he calls a great novel, and speaks about the joys of reading.
Subjects Women's History  Literature and Language Arts  Union General  
People Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme Arts & Literature; Women in American History
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945