The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Volume I., Part 3

MEMOIRS OF GENERAL SHERIDAN, Vol. I., Part 3
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Title: The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Vol. I., Part 3 Author: P. H. Sheridan Release Date: June 5, 2004 [EBook #5856] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MEMOIRS OF GENERAL SHERMAN ***
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PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF P. H. SHERIDAN
Volume I.
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CHAPTER XVI At Chattanooga—The Enemy Fortifies Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge—Reorganizing the Army —Removal of General Rosecrans—Punishment of Deserters—Grant at Chattanooga—The Fight on Lookout Mountain—A Brave Color-Bearer —Battle of Missionary Ridge CHAPTER XVII. Ordered to Return to Chattanooga—March to Knoxville —Collecting Subsistence Stores—A Clever Stratagem —A Bridge of Wagons—Looking Out for the Personal Comfort of the Soldiers—A Leave of Absence —Ordered to Washington—Parting with Sheridan's Division CHAPTER XVIII. At Washington—Meeting Secretary Stanton—Interview with President Lincoln—Made Commander of the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac —Its Officers—General 'Meade's Method of Using Cavalry—Opening ...