Personal Memoirs of P H Sheridan General United States Army Volume 1 eBook Philip Henry Sheridan
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Personal Memoirs of P H Sheridan General United States Army Volume 1 eBook Philip Henry Sheridan
Philip Henry Sheridan (1831 - 1888) Volume 1 is the memoirs of Sheridan's life to the Civil War (1861 - 1865). He was born in Albany, NY to Catholic immigrants from Ireland. He was a quick study on his school work and jobs, and graduated from West Point. Assuming Sheridan wrote his own memoirs, his writing style is exceptional good. The detail is amazing, giving battle activity almost to the hour, indicating he must have spent alot of time writing to his diary. The book would be a great read for anyone studying the minutia of the battle at the time, but is rather tedious to read. Sheridan had very good judgment and was very well liked by the people he commanded, probably explaining why he rose quickly through the ranks.Sheridan died of heart failure on August 5, 1888 from excessive weight, he had reached over 200 pounds and his height was 5 feet 5 inches, and led to the nickname "Little Phil." Abraham Lincoln described his appearance in a famous anecdote: "A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough neck to hang him, and such long arms that if his ankles itch he can scratch them without stooping." The Preface to his memoir was dated 1888 August 2, just 3 days before his death.
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Personal Memoirs of P H Sheridan General United States Army Volume 1 eBook Philip Henry Sheridan Reviews
As is common with generals writing at this time, Sheridan can be full of himself. The writing is endlessly filed with too much fine detail. It is a good piece to use in conjunction with other writings to understand the time period.
Downloaded it on my kindle. Excellent book. Very detailed about his life and the war. Highly recommend it. But, I assume an issue with the . Book ends abruptly. Several chapters left out at the end. It was free so no loss. But, obviously would like to read the whole thing..
What can I say. Words straight from the mouth of one of the Union's finest General Officers. If you like frontier and Civil War History, this is one of the works you should read. Everyone has heard of J.E.B Stuart, but most folks don't know about little Phil Sheridan.... even though he was the General who defeated Stuart. I wonder how he would have done against General Nathan Bedford Forrest, who some say was the finest cavalry officer from either side.
Have read a bunch of civil war soldiers memoirs, this one is better than most, easy to read, like his style of writing, not many boring parts unlike other memoirs, which are sometimes torture to get through, l am looking forward to volume 2.
I was astonished when he ended a chapter just before a particularly major battle for the end of the Civil War. That's where this Memoir ends. What happened? Is there another book which completes the story? What about his further exploits in the West in the Indian Wars? When describing battle movements he gives the complete detail which would be helpful to someone who was intensely interested in that battle and had a very complete map. Otherwise, for the reader it is just here, there; here,there.
I honestly knew nothing more about P. H. Sherman when I downloaded this volume than the fact that he was a Civil War Union general of some note. I came away with a great respect for him as a tactician and as a leader. In his humble direction of his talents to serve the United States government he reminds me of one of the great Roman generals sometimes, against all odds, greatness, humility and integrity are able to inhabit the same body and to survive both success and failure - the one never inflating nor the other discouraging too much, the man being constant. Sheridan was indeed a man whom Rudyard Kipling might have been thinking of when he wrote If.
That much for P. H. Sheridan. The reason for the missing star is this edition there are many annoying proofreading mistakes in the transcription, ludicrously misplaced commas as well as words which look something like the word which Sheridan probably wrote in the way a paper bag might be taken for a sleeping dog in a darkened room i.e., not that much. Makes me want to volunteer as a proofreader for Project Gutenberg, where this text probably originated. I think I will, by jingo.
Good but plodding account of Sheridan’s activity. Burdened with geographical and order-of-battle detail that is probably lost on the general reader. Good insight into the evolution on the role of the cavalry in the Union forces. Vol. 1 ends in the early part of the Shenandoah Campaign, I am hoping for less tactical detail in Vol. 2. Infrequent but useful insight into strategy and policy. There is a tinge of defensiveness that distracts from the narrative. Not the equal of Grant’s or Sheridan’s memoirs in writing or candor. I am reserving thoughts on a recommendation until completing Vol. 2. It took some resolve to plow through dense retelling of troop movements in Vol. 1, but for the reader interested in that level of detail, Sheridan has plenty to offer.
Philip Henry Sheridan (1831 - 1888) Volume 1 is the memoirs of Sheridan's life to the Civil War (1861 - 1865). He was born in Albany, NY to Catholic immigrants from Ireland. He was a quick study on his school work and jobs, and graduated from West Point. Assuming Sheridan wrote his own memoirs, his writing style is exceptional good. The detail is amazing, giving battle activity almost to the hour, indicating he must have spent alot of time writing to his diary. The book would be a great read for anyone studying the minutia of the battle at the time, but is rather tedious to read. Sheridan had very good judgment and was very well liked by the people he commanded, probably explaining why he rose quickly through the ranks.
Sheridan died of heart failure on August 5, 1888 from excessive weight, he had reached over 200 pounds and his height was 5 feet 5 inches, and led to the nickname "Little Phil." Abraham Lincoln described his appearance in a famous anecdote "A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough neck to hang him, and such long arms that if his ankles itch he can scratch them without stooping." The Preface to his memoir was dated 1888 August 2, just 3 days before his death.
Gary
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