Notes on the Personal Memoirs of P. H Sheridan (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Notes on the Personal Memoirs of P. H SheridanFor a quarter of a century past, all criticism, or argument, or narration, tending to support, or de fend, the reputations of the veterans of the Virginia battle fields, as against statements. Or implications, or claims, made by. Or on behalf of, Generals Grant and Sheridan. Has been met by clamorous charges of jealousv. General Sheridan's Memoirs are an in teresting commentary upon this line of argument.Commencing on page 353 of his first volume, he re-states from his report of May 13, 1866, in brief, that his new command presented a fine appearance, that the showing, so far as the health and equipment of the men were concerned, was good and satisfac tory, but that the horses were thin and worn down by excessive and, it seemed to him, unnecessary picket duty, that from the very beginning of the war the enemv had shown more wisdom respecting his cavalry, and that at that very time he (the enemy) was husbanding the strength of his horses by keep ing them to the rear so that they might be in good condition for the impending campaign. He says that. Before and after a review of his troops a few days after he had assumed command, he took in the situation and determined to remedy it if possible.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.