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. From Corinth through Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge; he made himself a reputation for courage and efficiency; after his defeat of J.E.B. Stuart's rebel cavalry; Grant named him commander of the Union forces in the Shenandoah Valley. 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. It was Sheridan who cut off Lee's retreat at Appomattox; thus securing the surrender of the Confederate Army. 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. In 1888 he published his Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan; one of the best first-hand accounts of the Civil War and the Indian wars which followed.
#2871956 in Books Seal Graham 2016-04-26Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.40 x 1.20 x 6.40l; .0 #File Name: 0300220413320 pagesThe Savage Shore Extraordinary Stories of Survival and Tragedy from the Early Voyages of Discovery
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