. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . MAJOR-GEMJKAl- 1*1111,11 UKNUY SHEKIDAN General Sheridan was the leader who relieved the Union cavalryfrom waste of energy and restored it an arm of the service aseffective and terrible to the Confederacy as the Southern cavalryhad been to the orth at the outset of the war. He was born atAlbany, X. Y., 1831, and graduated atWest Point in 1853. In May, 1862, hewas appointed colonel of the SecondMichigan Cavalry, and served innorthern Mississippi. In July he wasappoint
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. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . MAJOR-GEMJKAl- 1*1111, 11 UKNUY SHEKIDAN General Sheridan was the leader who relieved the Union cavalryfrom waste of energy and restored it an arm of the service aseffective and terrible to the Confederacy as the Southern cavalryhad been to the orth at the outset of the war. He was born atAlbany, X. Y., 1831, and graduated atWest Point in 1853. In May, 1862, hewas appointed colonel of the SecondMichigan Cavalry, and served innorthern Mississippi. In July he wasappointed brigadier-general of volun-teers and distinguished himself onOetoljer 8th at the battle of Perry-ille. He commanded a division ofthe Army of the Cumberland atStones River, and was appointedmajor-general of volunteers early in1863. He took part in the pursuitof General Van Dorn, afterwardsaided in the capture of Manchester, Tennessee, on June 27th, and was