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Little Phil: A Reassessment of the Civil War Leadership of Gen. Philip H. Sherid
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    ISBN
    9781574883855

    About this product

    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Potomac Books, Incorporated
    ISBN-10
    1574883852
    ISBN-13
    9781574883855
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    2255284

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    Little Phil : a Reassessment of the Civil War Leadership of General Philip H. Sheridan
    Number of Pages
    256 Pages
    Language
    English
    Topic
    United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Military
    Publication Year
    2002
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Genre
    Biography & Autobiography, History
    Author
    Eric J. Wittenberg
    Format
    Hardcover

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    1.2 in
    Item Weight
    21 Oz
    Item Length
    9.4 in
    Item Width
    6.4 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    2002-002657
    Dewey Edition
    21
    Dewey Decimal
    973.7/3/092
    Table Of Content
    List of Maps Foreword By Jeffry D. Wert Preface Philip Henry Sheridan: A Sketch of His Life and Career in The Civil WarSheridan as Cavalry Corps Commander: Mediocrity ReignsLittle Phil in the Shenandoah Valley: A Victorious Campaign Bereft of DecisionSheridan's Disobedience to OrdersLittle Phil's Cavalier Destruction of Lives And CareersSheridan's MendacityLittle Phil's Finest Moment: The Pursuit of Robert E. Lee, Spring 1865Philip Henry Sheridan Reassessed Appendix AAppendix BAppendix CBibliographyIndexAbout The Author
    Synopsis
    Unlike Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. William T. Sherman, whose controversial Civil War-era reputations persist today, Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan has been largely untouched by controversy. In Little Phil, historian Eric J. Wittenberg reassesses the war record of a man long considered one of the Union Army's greatest generals., Unlike Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. William T. Sherman, whose controversial Civil War-era reputations persist today, Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan has been largely untouched by controversy. In Little Phil , historian Eric J. Wittenberg reassesses the war record of a man long considered one of the Union Army's greatest generals. From his earliest days at West Point, Phil Sheridan refused to play by the rules. He was fortunate to receive merely a suspension, rather than expulsion, when as a cadet he charged a superior officer with a bayonet. Although he achieved fame as a cavalryman late in the Civil War, Sheridan actually began the conflict as an infantry commander and initially knew little of the mounted service. In his first effort as a cavalry commander with the Army of the Potomac in the spring of 1864, he gave a performance that Wittenberg argues has long been overrated. Later that year in the Shenandoah Valley, where Sheridan secured his legendary reputation, he benefited greatly from the tactical ability of his subordinates and from his huge manpower advantage against the beleaguered Confederate troops of Lt. Gen. Jubal Early. Sheridan was ultimately rewarded for numerous acts of insubordination against his superiors throughout the war, while he punished similar traits in his own officers. Further, in his combat reports and postwar writings, he often manipulated facts to show himself in the best possible light, ensuring an exalted place in history. Thus, Sheridan successfully foisted his own version of history on the American public. This controversial new study challenges the existing literature on Phil Sheridan and adds valuable insight to our understanding of this famous, but altogether fallible, warrior.
    LC Classification Number
    E467.1.S54W58 2002

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