$1,250
Autographed letter signed ("P. H. Sheridan"), as Major General, two pages, on official Headquarters Military Division of the Gulf letterhead, New Orleans, January 23, 1866. Addressed to Major General J.G. Foster, Commanding General of the Department of Florida, Sheridan states 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 ... we have to watch them closely. . ." Docketed on Verso. Folded in thirds; light soiling; otherwise good. 10 x 8 inches.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2013-08-07
