Lot 265
Sheridan, Philip H (1831-1888) Union general; commanded cavalry of the Army of the Potomac; instrumental in Lee's surrender to Grant. Manuscript Letter Signed ("P.H. Sheridan") as Major General, on official Headquarters Military Division of the Gulf stationery, 2 pages, 9¾ x 7¾ in., New Orleans, La., Jan 23 1866. To Major General J.G. Foster, Commanding Dept of Florida. Filled with excellent content, in part: "…I was obliged under orders from Genl Grant to order the muster out of one thousand more of your colored troops…We have a good deal of fuss and feathers over on the Rio Grande but there is nothing in it and there will be no fight there. The black troops there have become much incensed at the Franco Mexicans in consequence of the abuse of them in a paper published in Matamoros, so that we have to watch them closely…" One of the finest Sheridan signed letters to reach the marketplace.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
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