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Major General William Rosecrans
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Confederate general Jubal A. Early
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General Robert E. Lee
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Photo of captured Confederate soldiers after the battle at Five Forks on April 1, 1865.
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During the Civil War, Sheridan wore a flat-brimmed hat, one of the few that he was able to keep on his oddly shaped head.
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A popular illustration of Philip Sheridan during his famous ride to rally his troops at Cedar Creek. Note his starred, swallow-tail pennant.
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Major General Phil Sheridan in his field tent during the Civil War.
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Sheridan pictured with his Cavalry Corps commanders during the Civil War's final weeks. Left to right: Sheridan; James Forsyth, Sheridan's chief of staff; Wesley Merritt; Thomas Devin; and George Custer
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Sheridan and these men, photographed during the last months of the Civil War, became the Army's leading commanders during the Plains Indians wars. Left to right: Wesley Merritt; Sheridan; George Crook; James Forsyth, Sheridan's chief of staff; and George Custer.
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Ulysses Grant regarded Ranald Mackenzie as the Union Army's most promising young officer at the conclusion of the Civil War. He became one of Phil Sheridan's indispensable commanders on the Great Plains.
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The army and the railroads were partners in settling the West during the post–Civil War years. In this photo, Generals Phil Sheridan, Ulysses Grant, and William T. Sherman have just met at Fort Sanders, Wyoming, in July 1868 with Union Pacific Railroad officials to discuss the intercontinental railroad. At far left is Sidney Dillon, a Union Pacific director and future president. Sheridan is next to him. Grant is in the straw hat behind the fence, and Sherman is standing next to the steps, beside the girl. The large man on the right is Major General William Harney, and beside him, perched on the fence, is Thomas Durant, Union Pacific vice president.
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James Taylor's “The Attack at Dawn” dramatically illustrates the Seventh Cavalry's attack on Black Kettle's Cheyenne winter camp on the Washita River on November 27, 1868. The troopers killed at least 103 Indians, and took 53 women and children captive, at a loss of 21 killed.
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