The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Volume II., Part 4

MEMOIRS OF GENERAL SHERIDAN, Vol. II., Part 4
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Title: The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Vol. II., Part 4 Author: P. H. Sheridan Release Date: June 6, 2004 [EBook #5857] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MEMOIRS GENERAL SHERIDAN ***
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PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF P. H. SHERIDAN
VOLUME II.
Part 4
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VOLUME II. Part 4
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. Organizing Scouts—Miss Rebecca Wright—Important Information—Decides to Move on Newtown—Meeting General Grant—Organization of the Union Army —Opening of the Battle of the Opequon —Death of General Russell—A Turning Movement —A Successful Cavalry Charge—Victory—Three Loyal Girls—Appointed a Brigadier—General in the Regular Army—Remarks on the Battle
CHAPTER II. Pursuing Early—A Secret March—Fisher's Hill —A Great Success—Removal of Averell—The Retreat —Capturing an Old Comrade—The Murder of Lieutenant Meigs CHAPTER III. Reasons for Not Pursuing Early Through the Blue Ridge —General Torbert Detailed to Give General Rosser a "Drubbing"—General Rosser Routed —Telegraphed to Meet Stanton—Longstreet's ...