<hi rend="bold">Letter from William T. Sherman to Zebulon B. Vance, April 12, 1865:</hi> Electronic Edition. Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Funding from the University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supported the electronic publication of this title. Text transcribed by Bari Helms Images scanned by Bari Helms Text encoded by Sarah Ficke First Edition, 2005 ca. 9K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2005

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 Cornelia Phillips Spencer Papers (#683), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from William T. Sherman to Zebulon B. Vance, April 12, 1865 William T. Sherman 2 pages, 2 page images 1865 Call number 683 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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