Personal Memoirs of P H Sheridan General US Army

EB. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Charles L. Webster and Co. , New York. 1888. 2 volumes. Xiv, 500 pages; xii, 486 pgs. Illustrated with maps and illustrations. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in green cloth with gilt image of Sheridan present to the boards and gilt titled spines. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Offsetting present to the title page. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. General Philip Henry Sheridan was born on March 6, 1831 in Albany, New York. He is known for his services during the American Civil War, Indian Wars and later as the highest ranking general in the United States Army. After graduating from West Point Military Academy, Sheridan saw action during the early stages of the Civil War and went on to make an impressive service record in the western theaters against Confederate forces, where he gained the attention of General Ulysses S. Grant. When President Lincoln promoted General Grant to commander of the Union Army, Grant transferred Sheridan from the Western theater of war to command the Union Cavalry in Virginia. Confederate cavalry had routinely out preformed their Union counterparts since the beginning of the war. Sheridan changed that by launching aggressive raids against the already weakened Confederate rail and transportation infrastructure. Sheridan was ultimately responsible for trapping General Lee's retreating army and forcing the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .