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Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. By courtesy of Mr. Thulstrup. General Sherman and "Sam," a half-thoroughbred bay, sixteen and a half hands high, which he rode from Vickburg to Atlanta, from Atlanta to the sea, and Savannah to Washington. After the war, "Sam" was retired to an Illinois farm, where he died in 1884. He was ridden in all Sherman's great battles of 1864-5.

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Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. By courtesy of Mr. Thulstrup. General Sherman and "Sam," a half-thoroughbred bay, sixteen and a half hands high, which he rode from Vickburg to Atlanta, from Atlanta to the sea, and Savannah to Washington. After the war, "Sam" was retired to an Illinois farm, where he died in 1884. He was ridden in all Sherman's great battles of 1864-5.

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Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. By courtesy of Mr. Thulstrup. General Sherman and "Sam," a half-thoroughbred bay, sixteen and a half hands high, which he rode from Vickburg to Atlanta, from Atlanta to the sea, and Savannah to Washington. After the war, "Sam" was retired to an Illinois farm, where he died in 1884. He was ridden in all Sherman's great battles of 1864-5.
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William T. Sherman.

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Place: New York
Publisher: The Knickerbocker Press. G. P. Putnam's Sons
Date Issued: 1902-02
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
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Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
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Content: Published in The criterion. Handwritten next to header: "Feb '02."
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Other local Identifier: Portrait File
TMS ID: 433699
TMS Object Number: Portraits (William T. Sherman).0046
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 77adec60-c5a7-012f-efcb-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. By courtesy of Mr. Thulstrup. General Sherman and "Sam," a half-thoroughbred bay, sixteen and a half hands high, which he rode from Vickburg to Atlanta, from Atlanta to the sea, and Savannah to Washington. After the war, "Sam" was retired to an Illinois farm, where he died in 1884. He was ridden in all Sherman's great battles of 1864-5." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1902-02. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b437a2f1-8519-4380-e040-e00a18067533

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. By courtesy of Mr. Thulstrup. General Sherman and "Sam," a half-thoroughbred bay, sixteen and a half hands high, which he rode from Vickburg to Atlanta, from Atlanta to the sea, and Savannah to Washington. After the war, "Sam" was retired to an Illinois farm, where he died in 1884. He was ridden in all Sherman's great battles of 1864-5." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 9, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b437a2f1-8519-4380-e040-e00a18067533

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1902-02). Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. By courtesy of Mr. Thulstrup. General Sherman and "Sam," a half-thoroughbred bay, sixteen and a half hands high, which he rode from Vickburg to Atlanta, from Atlanta to the sea, and Savannah to Washington. After the war, "Sam" was retired to an Illinois farm, where he died in 1884. He was ridden in all Sherman's great battles of 1864-5. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b437a2f1-8519-4380-e040-e00a18067533

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b437a2f1-8519-4380-e040-e00a18067533 | title= (still image) Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. By courtesy of Mr. Thulstrup. General Sherman and "Sam," a half-thoroughbred bay, sixteen and a half hands high, which he rode from Vickburg to Atlanta, from Atlanta to the sea, and Savannah to Washington. After the war, "Sam" was retired to an Illinois farm, where he died in 1884. He was ridden in all Sherman's great battles of 1864-5., (1902-02) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 9, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. By courtesy of Mr. Thulstrup. General Sherman and "Sam," a half-thoroughbred bay, sixteen and a half hands high, which he rode from Vickburg to Atlanta, from Atlanta to the sea, and Savannah to Washington. After the war, "Sam" was retired to an Illinois farm, where he died in 1884. He was ridden in all Sherman's great battles of 1864-5.