General Grant's Last Stand; a BiographyScribner, 1936 - 334 pages |
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Page 196
... Sheridan , after arguing against them , rose to go " the General followed him out and had a few words of private conversation . " Grant's Memoirs describe the outcome vividly : I saw that after Sheridan had read his instructions he ...
... Sheridan , after arguing against them , rose to go " the General followed him out and had a few words of private conversation . " Grant's Memoirs describe the outcome vividly : I saw that after Sheridan had read his instructions he ...
Page 197
... Sheridan galloped off to join his command at Din- widdie Court House . Divining Grant's plans promptly and correctly Lee sent against Sheridan five brigades of infantry under Pickett ( of Gettysburg ) , also Fitzhugh Lee , commanding ...
... Sheridan galloped off to join his command at Din- widdie Court House . Divining Grant's plans promptly and correctly Lee sent against Sheridan five brigades of infantry under Pickett ( of Gettysburg ) , also Fitzhugh Lee , commanding ...
Page 199
... Sheridan was mounted on his favorite black horse , " Rienzi , " which had carried him from Winchester to Cedar Creek , and which Buchanan Read made famous for all time by his poem of " Sheridan's Ride . " ... Soon Ayres's men met with a ...
... Sheridan was mounted on his favorite black horse , " Rienzi , " which had carried him from Winchester to Cedar Creek , and which Buchanan Read made famous for all time by his poem of " Sheridan's Ride . " ... Soon Ayres's men met with a ...
Contents
The Saddle Back of Time | 3 |
Beginning of the Memoirs II | 11 |
A Note to Doctor Douglas West Point Mexico | 16 |
Copyright | |
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