Thomas Ewing letter to President Abraham Lincoln
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This letter from Thomas Ewing, Sherman's father-in-law and an Ohio politican, requests that President Abraham Lincoln support Sherman's efforts in Kentucky. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
This file appears in: General Sherman in Bullitt County
General Sherman in Bullitt County
Historical Marker 1324 in Bullitt County notes that General William T. Sherman brought a Union force to Lebanon Junction in September 1861 to counter the Confederate capture of Bowling Green.
The end of Kentucky's neutrally in September 1861…