Lot 136
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Union general declared "insane" by the press, he led his army in their March to the Sea, taking Atlanta, Savannah and Columbia along the way. Superintendent of a military school in Louisiana, Sherman, a hero of the War with Mexico, he resigned his academic office when his state seceded to become a brigadier-general of Union volunteers. He succeeded Anderson in the Department of the Cumberland, fought at Shiloh and led the Chattanooga Campaign. Sherman then commanded the Military Division of the Mississippi, directing the Western theater. His Atlanta Campaign, March to the Sea and Carolina Campaign helped end the war.
An exquisite cabinet card photograph from life by Mora, New York, boldly signed "W T Sherman" on the mount on recto and additionally signed and inscribed on the verso: "To Edward W. Bok - with compliments of W. T. Sherman General- Washington DC. August 20, 1881,"6½ x 4¼". A similar photograph by Mora (signed only once) brought over $4,000 at a recent New York auction. A few very minor spots to emulsion not detracting from the image, very minor and light toning to mount, else very fine condition.
Edward Bok (1863-1930) was a Dutch-born American editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. For three decades Bok edited Ladies Home Journal where he coined the term, "Living Room"-updating the Victorian parlor for the twentieth century.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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