1888 deluxe leather PERSONAL MEMOIRS GENERAL SHERIDAN cavalry Civil War Indian

  

Sheridan, General United States Army [Philip] (Set in 3/4 Leather Binding). [Philip Henry]; Title: Personal Memoirs of P. Sheridan, General United States Army [Philip] (Set in 3/4 Leather Binding) Publication: New York: Charles L.

Original 3/4 Leather Binding, lettered and decorated in gilt. Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2".

Tight bindings; light foxing else clean pages; bookplates on front endpapers; some wear and rubbing. Scarce first edition set of General Sheridan's civil war memoirs in original 3/4 leather.

General of the Army Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831--August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with General-in-chief Ulysses S. Grant, who transferred Sheridan from command of an infantry division in the Western Theater to lead the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac in the East. In 1864, he defeated Confederate forces under General Jubal Early in the Shenandoah Valley and his destruction of the economic infrastructure of the Valley, called "The Burning" by residents, was one of the first uses of scorched-earth tactics in the war. In 1865, his cavalry pursued Gen. Lee and was instrumental in forcing his surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.

Sheridan fought in later years in the Indian Wars of the Great Plains. Both as a soldier and private citizen, he was instrumental in the development and protection of Yellowstone National Park. In 1883, Sheridan was appointed general-in-chief of the U. Army, and in 1888 he was promoted to the rank of General of the Army during the term of President Grover Cleveland.

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• Author: Sheridan, General P.

  [Philip Henry

• Publisher: New York: Charles L. Webster & Company
• Year Printed: 1888
• Special Attributes: 1st Edition
• Binding: Leather
• Original/Facsimile: Original