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4
Newhall,
With General Sheridan
, 41â45; General Henry E. Davies,
General Sheridan
(New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897), 90â93; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:4â5.
Newhall,
With General Sheridan
, 41â45; General Henry E. Davies,
General Sheridan
(New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897), 90â93; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:4â5.
6
Sheridan Papers, Reel 49.
Sheridan Papers, Reel 49.
7
Robert A. Doughty and Ira D. Gruber, eds.,
The American Civil War: The Emergence of Total Warfare
(Lexington, MA, and Toronto: D. C. Heath and Company, 1996), 131â133; Catton,
Grant Takes Command
, 95â96, 143; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:15â17; McFeely,
Grant
, 157.
Robert A. Doughty and Ira D. Gruber, eds.,
The American Civil War: The Emergence of Total Warfare
(Lexington, MA, and Toronto: D. C. Heath and Company, 1996), 131â133; Catton,
Grant Takes Command
, 95â96, 143; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:15â17; McFeely,
Grant
, 157.
10
Ulysses S. Grant,
The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, 1837â1885,
ed. John Y. Simon
.
31 vols. (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1967â2009), 10:124 (henceforth Grant Papers).
Ulysses S. Grant,
The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, 1837â1885,
ed. John Y. Simon
.
31 vols. (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1967â2009), 10:124 (henceforth Grant Papers).
12
Ibid., 340â341.
Ibid., 340â341.
13
Ibid., 342â343.
Ibid., 342â343.
14
Ibid., 343; Sheridan Papers, Reel 1.
Ibid., 343; Sheridan Papers, Reel 1.
16
Ibid., 347. (The joke has been attributed to General Joe Hooker, who reportedly made the remark to cavalry officers. Drake,
Little Phil
, 196.)
Ibid., 347. (The joke has been attributed to General Joe Hooker, who reportedly made the remark to cavalry officers. Drake,
Little Phil
, 196.)
18
Charles C. MacConnell, “Service with Sheridan,”
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Papers, Wisconsin Commandery
(Milwaukee: Burdick, Armitage & Allen, 1891), 1:286.
Charles C. MacConnell, “Service with Sheridan,”
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Papers, Wisconsin Commandery
(Milwaukee: Burdick, Armitage & Allen, 1891), 1:286.
22
Gregory J. W. Urwin,
Custer Victorious: The Civil War Battles of General George Armstrong Custer
(Rutherford, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1983), 125.
Gregory J. W. Urwin,
Custer Victorious: The Civil War Battles of General George Armstrong Custer
(Rutherford, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1983), 125.
23
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:82; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:349â351; Davies,
General Sheridan
, 97.
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:82; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:349â351; Davies,
General Sheridan
, 97.
25
Ibid., 5â9.
Ibid., 5â9.
26
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:4â5, 69; Edward G. Longacre,
Custer and His Wolverines: The Michigan Cavalry Brigade, 1861â1865
(Conshohocken, PA: Combined Publishing, 1977), 27; Coffey,
Sheridan's Lieutenants
, 5; Porter,
Campaigning with Grant
, 160.
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:4â5, 69; Edward G. Longacre,
Custer and His Wolverines: The Michigan Cavalry Brigade, 1861â1865
(Conshohocken, PA: Combined Publishing, 1977), 27; Coffey,
Sheridan's Lieutenants
, 5; Porter,
Campaigning with Grant
, 160.
29
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:86â87; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:143, 146; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:357; Morris,
Sheridan
, 156.
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:86â87; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:143, 146; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:357; Morris,
Sheridan
, 156.
32
Grant,
Personal Memoirs
, 405â408; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:92â93; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:364â365.
Grant,
Personal Memoirs
, 405â408; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:92â93; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:364â365.
34
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:93â94; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:365â366; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:198â199.
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:93â94; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:365â366; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:198â199.
35
Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:191â192, 198â200; Davies,
General Sheridan
, 98â101; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:93â95; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:367â369.
5. KILLING JEB STUARTFoote,
The Civil War
, 3:191â192, 198â200; Davies,
General Sheridan
, 98â101; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:93â95; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:367â369.
2
Sheridan Papers, Reel 85; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:202, 224; James H. Kidd,
Riding with Custer: Recollections of a Cavalryman in the Civil War
(Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1977), 287â295; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:370â373.
Sheridan Papers, Reel 85; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:202, 224; James H. Kidd,
Riding with Custer: Recollections of a Cavalryman in the Civil War
(Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1977), 287â295; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:370â373.
4
Emory Thomas,
Bold Dragon: The Life of Jeb Stuart
(New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1986), 18, 56â58.
Emory Thomas,
Bold Dragon: The Life of Jeb Stuart
(New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1986), 18, 56â58.
6
Coffey,
Sheridan's Lieutenants
, 11â12; Warner,
Generals in Blue
, 108â109; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:372â375; O.R., V. 36, Part I, 817; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 136; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:100.
Coffey,
Sheridan's Lieutenants
, 11â12; Warner,
Generals in Blue
, 108â109; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:372â375; O.R., V. 36, Part I, 817; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 136; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:100.
9
Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:227â229; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:376â377; Longacre,
Custer and His Wolverines
, 49; Hergesheimer,
Sheridan
, 182.
Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:227â229; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:376â377; Longacre,
Custer and His Wolverines
, 49; Hergesheimer,
Sheridan
, 182.
12
Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 298â300; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:230â231; O.R., V. 36, Part I, 790; Thomason,
Jeb Stuart
, 497.
Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 298â300; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:230â231; O.R., V. 36, Part I, 790; Thomason,
Jeb Stuart
, 497.
13
O.R., V. 36, Part I, 790â791, 818; Hergesheimer,
Sheridan
, 182; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:378â379; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:101â103.
O.R., V. 36, Part I, 790â791, 818; Hergesheimer,
Sheridan
, 182; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:378â379; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:101â103.
14
Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:230â231; Thomas,
Bold Dragon
, 290â293; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:102â103; Thomason,
Jeb Stuart
, 499.
Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:230â231; Thomas,
Bold Dragon
, 290â293; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:102â103; Thomason,
Jeb Stuart
, 499.
15
MacConnell, “Service with Sheridan,” 289; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:232â233; O.R., V. 36, Part I, 778.
MacConnell, “Service with Sheridan,” 289; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:232â233; O.R., V. 36, Part I, 778.
18
Ibid., 382â385; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 146â147; Drake,
Little Phil
, 218â219; Linus P. Brockett,
Our Great Captains: Grant, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, and Farragut
(New York: Charles B. Richardson, 1866), 225; Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 310â312; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:232â233; O.R., V. 36, Part I, 777â779, 791, 765, 819.
Ibid., 382â385; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 146â147; Drake,
Little Phil
, 218â219; Linus P. Brockett,
Our Great Captains: Grant, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, and Farragut
(New York: Charles B. Richardson, 1866), 225; Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 310â312; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:232â233; O.R., V. 36, Part I, 777â779, 791, 765, 819.
20
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:107â109; Davies,
General Sheridan
, 102; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:391â392; MacConnell, “Service with Sheridan,” 290; Grant Papers, 10:454; Grant,
Personal Memoirs
, 422â423; O.R., V. 36, Part I, 792; John S. Bowman, ed.,
The Civil War Almanac
(New York: World Almanac Publications, 1983), 201; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:221â222, 237â239, 241.
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:107â109; Davies,
General Sheridan
, 102; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:391â392; MacConnell, “Service with Sheridan,” 290; Grant Papers, 10:454; Grant,
Personal Memoirs
, 422â423; O.R., V. 36, Part I, 792; John S. Bowman, ed.,
The Civil War Almanac
(New York: World Almanac Publications, 1983), 201; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:221â222, 237â239, 241.
22
Ibid., 277, 306; Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 323â327; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:117â118; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:399â403.
Ibid., 277, 306; Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 323â327; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:117â118; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:399â403.
25
Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:282â283; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:406; Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 332; O.R., V. 36, Part II, 411.
Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:282â283; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:406; Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 332; O.R., V. 36, Part II, 411.
26
Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:408â410; O.R., V. 36, Part II, 469â470; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:284; Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 335.
Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:408â410; O.R., V. 36, Part II, 469â470; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:284; Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 335.
27
Sheridan Papers, Reel 85; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:414â416; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:290â296, 304; Catton,
Grant Takes Command
, 277â278; O.R., V. 36, Part III, 628.
Sheridan Papers, Reel 85; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:414â416; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:290â296, 304; Catton,
Grant Takes Command
, 277â278; O.R., V. 36, Part III, 628.
28
Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:418â420; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:307; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:117, 134.
Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:418â420; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:307; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:117, 134.
29
Edward J. Stackpole,
Sheridan in the Shenandoah
, 2nd ed. (Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1992), 121â122; Davies,
General Sheridan
, 310â317; Newhall,
With General Sheridan
, 19â20; Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 263â264, 298.
Edward J. Stackpole,
Sheridan in the Shenandoah
, 2nd ed. (Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1992), 121â122; Davies,
General Sheridan
, 310â317; Newhall,
With General Sheridan
, 19â20; Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 263â264, 298.
31
Eric J. Wittenberg,
Glory Enough for All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station
(Washington, DC: Brassey's, 2001), 66â72, 82, 99; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:137â138.
Eric J. Wittenberg,
Glory Enough for All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station
(Washington, DC: Brassey's, 2001), 66â72, 82, 99; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:137â138.
32
Wittenberg,
Glory Enough for All
, 107â114; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 159â160; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:307â309; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:137â139.
Wittenberg,
Glory Enough for All
, 107â114; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 159â160; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:307â309; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:137â139.
34
Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:421â423; Wittenberg,
Glory Enough for All
, 135â139; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 160; Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 348â360.
Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:421â423; Wittenberg,
Glory Enough for All
, 135â139; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 160; Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 348â360.
36
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:143â145; Wittenberg,
Glory Enough for All
, 189; Catton,
Grant Takes Command
, 278; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:424â425; Davies,
General Sheridan
, 124; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:309â310.
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:143â145; Wittenberg,
Glory Enough for All
, 189; Catton,
Grant Takes Command
, 278; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:424â425; Davies,
General Sheridan
, 124; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:309â310.
38
Davies,
General Sheridan
, 125â126; Drake,
Little Phil
, 234; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:427â428.
Davies,
General Sheridan
, 125â126; Drake,
Little Phil
, 234; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:427â428.
45
Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:445, 454â455; Davies,
General Sheridan
, 130â132; Wittenberg,
Glory Enough for All
, 314; McFeely,
Grant
, 175; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:310; Grant,
Personal Memoirs
, 411.
6. THE SHENANDOAH VALLEYSheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:445, 454â455; Davies,
General Sheridan
, 130â132; Wittenberg,
Glory Enough for All
, 314; McFeely,
Grant
, 175; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:310; Grant,
Personal Memoirs
, 411.
1
O.R., V. 37, Part II, 558.
O.R., V. 37, Part II, 558.
2
Scott C. Patchan,
Shenandoah Summer: The 1864 Valley Campaign
(Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2007), 1; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:151; Freeman,
Lee's Lieutenants
, 210â212; Sheridan Papers, Reel 1; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:464â465.
Scott C. Patchan,
Shenandoah Summer: The 1864 Valley Campaign
(Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2007), 1; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:151; Freeman,
Lee's Lieutenants
, 210â212; Sheridan Papers, Reel 1; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 1:464â465.
4
Morris,
Sheridan,
184; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:445â446; Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early,
A Memoir of the Last Year of the War for Independence in the Confederate States of America
(Lynchburg, VA: Charles W. Button, 1867), 38â40, 48; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:224â225.
Morris,
Sheridan,
184; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:445â446; Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early,
A Memoir of the Last Year of the War for Independence in the Confederate States of America
(Lynchburg, VA: Charles W. Button, 1867), 38â40, 48; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:224â225.
5
Early,
Memoir
, 49â50; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:446â447. Tourists and Virginia Military Institute cadets to this day adorn Jackson's gravesite with lemons in the belief that he habitually ate lemons for indigestion. However, Jackson biographer James I. Robertson Jr. wrote that this is largely myth; Stonewall enjoyed a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. James I. Robertson Jr.,
Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend
[New York: MacMillan Publishing USA, 1997], xi.
Early,
Memoir
, 49â50; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:446â447. Tourists and Virginia Military Institute cadets to this day adorn Jackson's gravesite with lemons in the belief that he habitually ate lemons for indigestion. However, Jackson biographer James I. Robertson Jr. wrote that this is largely myth; Stonewall enjoyed a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. James I. Robertson Jr.,
Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend
[New York: MacMillan Publishing USA, 1997], xi.
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