John Sedgwick Letter
Scope and Contents
Collection contains a copy of a handwritten letter (dated November 13, 1860) from Sedgwick to Assistant Adjutant General; report of interviews with Kiowa and Comanche chiefs.
Dates
- November 13, 1860
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
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Biographical / Historical
John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 - May 9, 1864) was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War.
Extent
1 envelope
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Rosenstock, 1978.
- Generals -- United States -- Archives. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Interviews -- Archival resources. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters (correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
