SHERIDAN, Philip H. (1831-1888). ALS and ANS on Headquarters Fifth Military District letterhead. [With:] Engraving of Philip H. Sheridan.

Autograph letter signed ("Phil. H. Sheridan, Maj. Genl."), to L.J. Cist. New Orleans, LA, 29 June 1867. 3 pages, 7 7/8 x 10 in., folds, light edge wear. On Headquarters Fifth Military District letterhead. Sheridan writes to Lewis Jacob Cist, noted collector of autographs, providing a list of his various military appointments from 1853-1864, specifying his rank, regiment, and date of appointment. The final appointment listed is "Major General Regular Army Nov. 8th 1864." 

[With:] Autograph note signed on third page of same letter ("P.H. Sheridan, Lieut. General"), to L.J. Cist. Cincinnati, OH, 7 April 1887. Sheridan provides details about his appointment as "Lieut. Genl. Regular Army March 4th 1869." 

[Also with:] HALL, H.B., engraver. Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. 7 x 9 1/4 in. engraving mounted to a blue paper bifolium with newspaper clippings about the subject affixed to interior pages. 

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents