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Title: "Little Phil" and his troopers. The life of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. Its romance and reality: how an humble lad reached the head of an army ..
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Burr, Frank A., 1843-1894 Hinton, Richard J. (Richard Josiah), 1830-1901, joint author
Subjects: Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888
Publisher: Providence, R.I., J. A. & R. A. Reid
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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but work that was to make a conti-nent rock, and whose reverberations were heard round the world. A story is told at this time, and early in the Wilderness movements,which aptly illustrates Sheridans independence. General Meade, inimmediate command of the Army of the Potomac, changed the ordersof Wilson at Todds Tavern. The spunky little commander, on learn-ing of this interference, roundly demanded to know if he (GeneralMeade) commanded the cavalry, or whether he (Sheridan) did, by G . There was a stormy period, and then Meade gracefully acknowledged he was wrong. As a matter of fact, had Sheridansorders not been tampered with by jNIeade on the evening of May 7th,1S64, Spottsylvania would have been successfully held in all humanprobability against Lee, and the terrible fight at the Bloody Anglewould not have occurred. Badeau says, that while Grants writtenorders to Sheridan were always sent through Meade, yet that hepersonally consulted with his cavalry commander on all such matters.
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Qz < z < QQi X t^ 1 < Ul < UJ < 2 z LU u (■^ O Chapter XIII. FROM THE WILDERNESS TO JAMES RIVER. Howards review of the field — from Virginia to Louisiana — the cav-alry AND its temper MOVING TO THE WILDERNESS GUARDING ROADS AND SUPPLIES—THE LOSSES IN THE MAY FIGHTING— SHERIDANS FIRSTGREAT RAID ROUND RICHMOND — THE YELLOW TAVERN FIGHT—REJOININGTHE ARMY. General Oliver O. How^ard says in the Cejiiury of July, 1887,*that: On the iSth of Maixh, 1S64, Grant and Sherman w^ere togetherat Nashville. Grant having received promotion, immediately set outfor Washington, and Sherman (having returned from East Tennesseeand Northern Alabama) accompanied him as far as Cincinnati. Thatmeeting and journey were of interest. They involve the thorough dis-cussion and planning of eventful campaigns. Soldiers like Grant andSherman consider first the forces at their disposal, and next a plan ofoperations. Grant had novv^ under his general charge all the Unionarmies,— the Army o

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