sold William T. Sherman’s Toast – “The Army and Navy of the United States”
"Won’t you do me the great favor of attending the Banquet tonight and respond to my toast - The army and navy of the US.".
After the Civil War, Sherman became Commanding General of the Army. As such, he was responsible for the conduct of the Indian Wars in the western United States. He steadfastly refused to be drawn into politics and in 1875 published his Memoirs, one of the best firsthand accounts of the Civil War....
After the Civil War, Sherman became Commanding General of the Army. As such, he was responsible for the conduct of the Indian Wars in the western United States. He steadfastly refused to be drawn into politics and in 1875 published his Memoirs, one of the best firsthand accounts of the Civil War. Sherman stepped down as commanding general on November 1, 1883 and retired from the army on February 8, 1884. He lived most of the rest of his life in New York City. He was devoted to the theater and to amateur painting and was much in demand as a colorful speaker at dinners and banquets, in which he indulged a fondness for quoting Shakespeare.
Sherman agreed to give the toast at a dinner being held on September 30, 1887, but found himself unable to attend. Here he asks a colleague to do so on his behalf, specifying the text to be used.
Autograph Note Signed on the verso of a 4 by 5 inch envelope, to Gen. William Warren, whom he addresses as “Dear Warren”. “I must go to New York tonight. Won’t you do me the great favor of attending the Banquet tonight and respond to my toast – The army and navy of the US. I notified Col. Dyer that I would appoint a substitute.”
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