Sheridan's Lieutenants: Phil Sheridan, His Generals, and the Final Year of the Civil War

by David Coffey

Book Overview

In 1864, General U. S. Grant summoned thirty-three-year-old Major General Philip Sheridan to lead George Gordon Meade's cavalry in the resilient yet seemingly lethargic Army of the Potomac. Sheridan's fiery determination and uncompromising demand for performance quickly gained him the upper hand against Confederate cavalry forces in Virginia. He surrounded himself with men who could deliver glory and victory, including George A. Custer, George Crook,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742543064
• ISBN13: 9780742543065
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"