Sheridan's Lieutenants: Phil Sheridan, His Generals, and the Final Year of the Civil WarIn 1864, General U. S. Grant summoned thirty-three-year-old Major General Philip Sheridan to lead George Gordon Meade's cavalry in the resilient yet seemingly lethargic Army of the Potomac. Sheridan's fiery determination and uncompromising demand for performance quickly gained him the upper hand against Confederate cavalry forces in Virginia. He surrounded himself with men who could deliver glory and victory, including George A. Custer, George Crook, and Wesley Merritt. Together, they directed the most potent fighting force during the war's final year and went on to influence the Army into the twentieth century. In this exciting new work, David Coffey tells the compelling story of Sheridan and his lieutenants--exploring their relationships and examining their roles in the Civil War and beyond. As he takes the reader through the battles of 1864 and 1865, Coffey provides a unique insight into the formation of the martial brotherhood that dominated the American military establishment for almost forty years. |
Contents
VI | xxviii |
VII | 9 |
VIII | 29 |
IX | 43 |
XI | 51 |
XII | 59 |
XIII | 71 |
XIV | 87 |
XV | 95 |
XVI | 111 |
XVII | 125 |
XVIII | 133 |
XIX | 143 |
XX | 147 |
XXI | 159 |
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Page ii - The Civil War was the crisis of the Republic's first century —the test, in Abraham Lincoln's words, of whether any free government could long endure. It touched with fire the hearts of a generation, and its story has fired the imaginations of every generation since.