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Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army — Volume 2
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36 totalCHAPTER I. - ORGANIZING SCOUTS—MISS REBECCA WRIGHT—IMPORTANT INFORMATION—DECIDE TO MOVE ON NEWTOWN—MEETING GENERAL GRANT—ORGANIZATION OF THE UNION ARMY—OPENING OF THE BATTLE OF THE OPEQUON—DEATH OF GENERAL RUSSELL —A TURNING MOVEMENT—A SUCCESSFUL CAVALRY CHARGE—VICTORY—THREE LOYAL GIRLS—APPOINTED A BRIGADIER-GENERAL IN THE REGULAR ARMY —REMARKS ON THE BATTLE.
"SEPTEMBER 15, 1864.
"SEPTEMBER 16, 1864.
"MAJOR-GENERAL SHERMAN "WINCHESTER, VA.
"A. LINCOLN."
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CHAPTER 11. - PURSUING EARLY—A SECRET MARCH—FISHER'S HILL—A GREAT SUCCESS —REMOVAL OF AVERELL—THE RETREAT—CAPTURING AN OLD COMRADE —THE MURDER OF LIEUTENANT MEIGS.
"BREVET MAJOR-GENERAL AVERELL
CHAPTER III. - REASONS FOR NOT PURSUING EARLY THROUGH THE BLUE RIDGE—GENERAL TORBERT DETAILED TO GIVE GENERAL ROSSER A "DRUBBING"—GENERAL ROSSER ROUTED—TELEGRAPHED TO MEET STANTON—LONGSTREET'S MESSAGE—RETURN TO WINCHESTER—THE RIDE TO CEDAR CREEK—THE RETREATING ARMY—RALLYING THE TROOPS—REFORMING THE LINE—COMMENCING THE ATTACK—DEFEAT OF THE CONFEDERATES—APPOINTED A MAJOR-GENERAL IN THE REGULAR ARMY—RESULTS OF THE BATTLE.
"MAJOR-GENERAL SHERIDAN:
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In this candid memoir, a Union general recounts the gritty realities of building an effective scouting network in the Virginia mountains. Frustrated by unreliable civilian informants, he reorganizes his own troops into a covert battalion, even sending them across enemy lines in Confederate disguises. The narrative vividly describes the logistical twists of secret‑funded pay, coded messages and the small victories that kept Confederate raiders at bay.
A striking episode follows when the general enlists the aid of a modest schoolteacher from Winchester, a determined young woman whose loyalty drives her into dangerous espionage. Through a clever tin‑foil‑wrapped note hidden in a stealthy courier’s mouth, she gathers crucial intelligence on General Early’s forces. The account showcases the blend of military ingenuity and civilian bravery that helped shape the Union’s advance, offering listeners a front‑line view of wartime resourcefulness and resolve.
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Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-06-01
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Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Philip Henry Sheridan
1831–1888
A hard-driving Union general whose rise during the Civil War was swift and dramatic, he became famous for bold cavalry leadership and for helping bring the conflict to its close. His later career placed him at the center of the U.S. Army's postwar expansion in the West, where his record remains powerful and contested.
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