Personal Memoirs Of P. H. Sheridan
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (641 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306804875 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 536 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Five Stars" according to BLAIR QUINN. Very interesting. The life of a great Union general, in his own words The two-volume memoirs of General Philip Sheridan have been condensed in this edition to one paperback volume, thus making more accessible. Let me state up front that I'm giving this product four stars because of the edition. There is an introduction by Jeffry Wert, and that appears to be the extent of the work done in preparation for this volume'. If You Can't Afford the Original 1888 2 Volume Set These are his own words set in one paperback novel. Gives you a perspective on the war from a leadership position. However, it doesn't have the maps and pictures that the original volumes sported. Great personal recollections of a man who lead the troops fearlessly in the war.
. From the Back Cover General Sheridan was the most important Union Cavalry commander of the Civil War, and ranks as one of America's greatest horse soldiers. Here reprinted in one volume, with an introduction by noted Civil War historian Jeffry Wert, The Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan is one of the best first-hand accounts of the Civil War and the Indian wars which followed. In 1888 he published his two-volume memoirs
Stuart's rebel cavalry, Grant named him commander of the Union forces in the Shenandoah Valley. Subsequent to the Civil War, Sheridan was active in the 1868 war with the Comanches and Cheyennes, where he won infamy with his statement that the only good Indians I ever saw were dead. It was Sheridan who cut off Lee's retreat at Appomattox, thus securing the surrender of the Confederate Army. There he laid waste to the entire region, and his victory over Jubal Early's troups in the Battle of Cedar Creek brought him worldwide renown and a promotion to major general in the regular army. General Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888) was the most important Union cavalry commander of the Civil War, and ranks as one of America's greatest horse soldiers. Sheridan, one of the best first-hand accounts of the Civil War and the Indian wars which followed.. In 1888 he published his Personal Memoirs of P.H. From Corinth through Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, he made himself a reputation for courage and efficiency; after his defeat of J.E.B