General Phil Sheridan
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| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
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Excerpt from General Phil Sheridan: As I Knew Him If asked why these Memories of General Phil Sheridan had been written, I should answer: "To remove erroneous impressions." Since leaving Ohio I find such impressions quite prevalent. As children, Phil and I were playmates and comrades, and later I was for many years his agent and representative; therefore, my opportunity of obtaining an insight into his traits and characteristics was abundant. That others may know him as I knew him is the principal aim of this book. I might add also, it affords me an opportunity to atone for the thrashings I unintentionally brought upon both of us from the pioneer masters, McNanly and Thorn. The rising generation, no doubt, may be interested in the early life and true character of the brainiest fighter and greatest battle tactician on either side of our great war. I find that many believe Sheridan was cruel, hard-hearted and loved war and its savagery, but I know he was kind and gentle of heart. On several occasions I sought to correct these wrong impressions, when the accusing party would point to his unnecessary devastation of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, where Sheridan seemed to revel in destruction. The accuser was not aware that this was done in obedience to an order from General Grant, whom, I am sure, no one would accuse of cruelty. It was a wise and merciful order to destroy what an enemy subsisted upon, as it brought peace more speedily than the destruction of human life. Others have said that he loved war rather than peace, and, in evidence, reminded me of his eagerness to fight the French who occupied Mexico under the ill-fated Maximilian. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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