Isaac Sherwood, Union Brigadier General, 111th Ohio Infantry, U.S. Representative from Ohio

- Isaac Sherwood, Union Brigadier General, 111th Ohio Infantry, U.S. Representative from Ohio - Speeches of Gen Isaac Sherwood and Congressional Register (his personal copy) each signed by General Isaac Sherwood Ohio US Representative lot of 2. From Wikipedia: Soon after President Abraham Lincoln's call for volunteers in April 1861, Sherwood resigned from his judgeship and enlisted as a private in the 14th Ohio Infantry. Sherwood transferred to the 111th Ohio Infantry, initially serving as adjutant, but mustered out with the regiment as lieutenant colonel. He participated in the Carolinas campaign, the final major campaign in the Eastern Theater of the war. On February 25, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Sherwood for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general for conspicuous service during the Battle of Franklin, to rank from February 27, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 10, 1865. After the war he became a companion of the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.