Philip Sheridan Writes About The Funeral Of General Benjamin Alvord: Do The Pallbearers Go To The Cemetery Or Are The Ceremonies Concluded At The House?

PHILIP SHERIDAN (1831-1888). A Union General, Sheridan provided deft leadership during the Civil War, having victories at Chickamauga, Winchester, and Fishers Hill. He gained the trust of Ulysses Grant and was twice promoted. His victory at Five Forks pushed Robert E. Lee into a virtual corner at Appomattox, leading to Lees surrender and the virtual end of the Civil War. He later became Commanding General of the United States Army.ALS. 2pg. 5 x 6. October 18 [1884]. Washington, D.C. An autograph letter signed P.H. Sheridan to Colonel R.N. Scott on Headquarters Army of the United States: I have your notification of the honor of the funeral of Genl Alvord tomorrow naming 4 oclock at the House. Do the pallbearers go to the cemetery or are the ceremonies concluded at the House? I wanted to know as I had invited two gentlemen to dine with me & want to fix the dinner hour. General Benjamin Alvord was an American mathematician and West Point graduate. He served in Oregon and Washington during the Civil War, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The letter is on lined blue paper and there is light wrinkling to the first page.