Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Philip Henry Sheridan papers, 1853-1896 |
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Span Dates | 1853-1896 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1862-1887) |
ID No. | MSS39768 |
Creator | Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888 |
Extent | 18,000 items ; 120 containers plus 1 oversize ; 46.4 linear feet ; 104 microfilm reels |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Army officer. Correspondence, letterbooks, telegrams, writings, reports, orders, financial records, scrapbooks, and other papers relating primarily to the Civil War, Reconstruction, Mexican border disputes, Indian wars, and Sheridan's service as commanding general of the army. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006029 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78039768 |