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Authors: Joseph Wheelan
40
Rosser,
Riding with Rosser
, 47; Greiner,
General Phil Sheridan
, 357; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:57â58; Longacre,
Custer
, 254.
Rosser,
Riding with Rosser
, 47; Greiner,
General Phil Sheridan
, 357; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:57â58; Longacre,
Custer
, 254.
41
Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:58; Hergesheimer,
Sheridan
, 214; O.R., V. 43, Part I, 31, 447â448; Wert,
Custer
, 191.
Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:58; Hergesheimer,
Sheridan
, 214; O.R., V. 43, Part I, 31, 447â448; Wert,
Custer
, 191.
44
O.R., V. 43, Part I, 559.
O.R., V. 43, Part I, 559.
45
Wert,
Custer
, 185; Longacre,
Custer
, 261â262; Simson,
Custer and the Front Royal Executions of 1864
, 87â88, 91.
Wert,
Custer
, 185; Longacre,
Custer
, 261â262; Simson,
Custer and the Front Royal Executions of 1864
, 87â88, 91.
46
O.R., V. 43, Part II, 920.
O.R., V. 43, Part II, 920.
47
Sheridan Papers, Reel 1; Wert,
From Winchester
, 166â169; Gordon,
Reminiscences
, 328â329; Stephen Dodson Ramseur,
The Bravest of the Brave: The Correspondence of Stephen Dodson Ramseur
, ed. George G. Kundahl (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2010), 284.
Sheridan Papers, Reel 1; Wert,
From Winchester
, 166â169; Gordon,
Reminiscences
, 328â329; Stephen Dodson Ramseur,
The Bravest of the Brave: The Correspondence of Stephen Dodson Ramseur
, ed. George G. Kundahl (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2010), 284.
49
Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early,
Autobiographical Sketch and Narrative of the War Between the States
(Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott, 1912), 438.
Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early,
Autobiographical Sketch and Narrative of the War Between the States
(Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott, 1912), 438.
51
O.R., V. 43, Part I, 51.
O.R., V. 43, Part I, 51.
52
Sheridan Papers, Reel 50, Box 55.
Sheridan Papers, Reel 50, Box 55.
53
O.R., V. 43, Part I, 51.
9. MIRACLE AT CEDAR CREEKO.R., V. 43, Part I, 51.
1
Aldace F. Walker,
The Vermont Brigade in the Shenandoah Valley, 1864
(Burlington, VT: Free Press Association, 1869), 148.
Aldace F. Walker,
The Vermont Brigade in the Shenandoah Valley, 1864
(Burlington, VT: Free Press Association, 1869), 148.
3
Ibid., 63â65.
Ibid., 63â65.
6
Early,
Memoir
, 103â105; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:567; Wert,
From Winchester
, 175â176; Gordon,
Reminiscences
, 336â337.
Early,
Memoir
, 103â105; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:567; Wert,
From Winchester
, 175â176; Gordon,
Reminiscences
, 336â337.
16
Hergesheimer,
Sheridan
, 231; Captain S. E. Howard, “The Morning Surprise at Cedar Creek,” in
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Massachusetts Commandery
(Boston: The Commandery, 1900), 2:417; Wert,
From Winchester
, 190â191.
Hergesheimer,
Sheridan
, 231; Captain S. E. Howard, “The Morning Surprise at Cedar Creek,” in
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Massachusetts Commandery
(Boston: The Commandery, 1900), 2:417; Wert,
From Winchester
, 190â191.
18
Wert,
From Winchester
, 192â195; Richard Bache Irwin,
History of the Nineteenth Corps
(New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1892), 420â423; De Forest,
A Volunteer's Adventures
, 213â217; Flinn,
Campaigning
, 218â223.
Wert,
From Winchester
, 192â195; Richard Bache Irwin,
History of the Nineteenth Corps
(New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1892), 420â423; De Forest,
A Volunteer's Adventures
, 213â217; Flinn,
Campaigning
, 218â223.
20
Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 414â416; Walker,
The Vermont Brigade,
133; Wert,
From Winchester
, 207â213.
Kidd,
Riding with Custer
, 414â416; Walker,
The Vermont Brigade,
133; Wert,
From Winchester
, 207â213.
22
Ibid., 341â34.
Ibid., 341â34.
24
O.R., V. 43, Part I, 561â562.
O.R., V. 43, Part I, 561â562.
25
D. Augustus Dickert,
History of Kershaw's Brigade
(Newberry, SC: Elbert H. Aull Company, 1899), 449; Wert,
From Winchester
, 218; John Worsham,
One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry
(New York: Neale Publishing Company, 1912), 276.
D. Augustus Dickert,
History of Kershaw's Brigade
(Newberry, SC: Elbert H. Aull Company, 1899), 449; Wert,
From Winchester
, 218; John Worsham,
One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry
(New York: Neale Publishing Company, 1912), 276.
28
Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:78â79; Forsyth,
Thrilling Days
, 142â143; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:570.
Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:78â79; Forsyth,
Thrilling Days
, 142â143; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:570.
37
Thomas Lewis,
The Guns of Cedar Creek
(New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988), 290â291; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:83â85.
Thomas Lewis,
The Guns of Cedar Creek
(New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988), 290â291; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:83â85.
38
Wert,
From Winchester
, 224; Irwin,
History of the Nineteenth Corps
, 431â432; Forsyth,
Thrilling Days
, 151; Hayes,
Diaries and Letters
, 2:527; Moses Granger, “The Battle of Cedar Creek,” in
Sketches of War History, 1861â1865: Papers Prepared for the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
, ed. Robert Hunter (Cincinnati, OH: Robert Clark & Company, 1890), 3:125â126; Walker,
The Vermont Brigade
, 155; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 125; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:85.
Wert,
From Winchester
, 224; Irwin,
History of the Nineteenth Corps
, 431â432; Forsyth,
Thrilling Days
, 151; Hayes,
Diaries and Letters
, 2:527; Moses Granger, “The Battle of Cedar Creek,” in
Sketches of War History, 1861â1865: Papers Prepared for the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
, ed. Robert Hunter (Cincinnati, OH: Robert Clark & Company, 1890), 3:125â126; Walker,
The Vermont Brigade
, 155; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 125; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:85.
39
Drake,
Little Phil
, 320; Granger, “The Battle of Cedar Creek,” 126; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:314; Jonathan A. Noyalas,
The Battle of Cedar Creek: Victory from the Jaws of Defeat
(Charleston, SC: History Press, 2009), 61â62.
Drake,
Little Phil
, 320; Granger, “The Battle of Cedar Creek,” 126; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:314; Jonathan A. Noyalas,
The Battle of Cedar Creek: Victory from the Jaws of Defeat
(Charleston, SC: History Press, 2009), 61â62.
40
Forsyth,
Thrilling Days
, 152; Wert,
From Winchester
, 226â227; Noyalas,
The Battle of Cedar Creek
, 63; De Forest,
A Volunteer's Adventures
, 222.
Forsyth,
Thrilling Days
, 152; Wert,
From Winchester
, 226â227; Noyalas,
The Battle of Cedar Creek
, 63; De Forest,
A Volunteer's Adventures
, 222.
45
Noyalas,
The Battle of Cedar Creek
, 65; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 212; De Forest,
A Volunteer's Adventures
, 225, 223.
Noyalas,
The Battle of Cedar Creek
, 65; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 212; De Forest,
A Volunteer's Adventures
, 225, 223.
46
Greiner,
General Phil Sheridan
, 358; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:88â90; Walker,
The Vermont Brigade
, 152.
Greiner,
General Phil Sheridan
, 358; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:88â90; Walker,
The Vermont Brigade
, 152.
52
Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 215â216; Lewis,
The Guns of Cedar Creek
, 288; Forsyth,
Thrilling Days
, 160, 167; Sheridan Papers, Reel 1; Flinn,
Campaigning
, 230â231; Gordon,
Reminiscences
, 331; Walker,
The Vermont Brigade
, 153.
Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 215â216; Lewis,
The Guns of Cedar Creek
, 288; Forsyth,
Thrilling Days
, 160, 167; Sheridan Papers, Reel 1; Flinn,
Campaigning
, 230â231; Gordon,
Reminiscences
, 331; Walker,
The Vermont Brigade
, 153.
53
O.R., V. 43, Part I, 32â33; Sheridan Papers, Reels 11, 1.
O.R., V. 43, Part I, 32â33; Sheridan Papers, Reels 11, 1.
54
Grant Papers, 12:327â328.
Grant Papers, 12:327â328.
55
O.R., V. 43, Part I, 59â60.
O.R., V. 43, Part I, 59â60.
58
Noyalas,
The Battle of Cedar Creek
, 82; Morris,
Sheridan,
220; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:574. When Rienzi died in 1878, Sheridan had him stuffed. Rienzi today resides at the Smithsonian Institute. Noyalas,
The Battle of Cedar Creek
, 82.
Noyalas,
The Battle of Cedar Creek
, 82; Morris,
Sheridan,
220; Foote,
The Civil War
, 3:574. When Rienzi died in 1878, Sheridan had him stuffed. Rienzi today resides at the Smithsonian Institute. Noyalas,
The Battle of Cedar Creek
, 82.
59
David C. Whitney and Robin Vaughn Whitney,
The American Presidents
(New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1993), 140.
David C. Whitney and Robin Vaughn Whitney,
The American Presidents
(New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1993), 140.
60
Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:91â92; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:320; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 29; Dana,
Recollections
, 248â249.
Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:91â92; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:320; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 29; Dana,
Recollections
, 248â249.
61
Gordon,
Reminiscences
, 356â357, 364â365; Rosser,
Riding with Rosser
, 52; Stackpole,
Sheridan in the Shenandoah
, 364â365.
Gordon,
Reminiscences
, 356â357, 364â365; Rosser,
Riding with Rosser
, 52; Stackpole,
Sheridan in the Shenandoah
, 364â365.
64
Freeman,
Lee's Lieutenants
, 758, from Jedediah Hotchkiss,
Make Me a Map of the Valley: The Civil War Journal of Stonewall Jackson's Topographer
, ed. Archie P. McDonald (Dallas, TX: Southern Methodist University Press, 1973), 240â241.
Freeman,
Lee's Lieutenants
, 758, from Jedediah Hotchkiss,
Make Me a Map of the Valley: The Civil War Journal of Stonewall Jackson's Topographer
, ed. Archie P. McDonald (Dallas, TX: Southern Methodist University Press, 1973), 240â241.
65
William Tecumseh Sherman,
Home Letters of General Sherman,
ed. M. A. DeWolfe Howe (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909), 314.
William Tecumseh Sherman,
Home Letters of General Sherman,
ed. M. A. DeWolfe Howe (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909), 314.
66
O.R., V. 43, Part II, 552â553.
O.R., V. 43, Part II, 552â553.
67
O.R., V. 43, Part I, 54.
10. THE END OF JUBAL EARLY'S ARMYO.R., V. 43, Part I, 54.
2
O.R., V. 43, Part II, 671â672.
O.R., V. 43, Part II, 671â672.
5
O.R., V. 43, Part II, 687.
O.R., V. 43, Part II, 687.
6
Ibid., 730; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:348â349; Morris,
Sheridan,
229â230; Ramage,
Gray Ghost
, 232.
Ibid., 730; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:348â349; Morris,
Sheridan,
229â230; Ramage,
Gray Ghost
, 232.
11
O.R., V. 43, Part II, 882â884.
O.R., V. 43, Part II, 882â884.
12
Ibid., 740â744; Sheridan Papers, Reel 50; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:103â104; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:337â341; Denison,
Illustrated Life
, 124â125.
Ibid., 740â744; Sheridan Papers, Reel 50; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:103â104; Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:337â341; Denison,
Illustrated Life
, 124â125.
15
Sheridan Papers, Reel 94.
Sheridan Papers, Reel 94.
20
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:371â374; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 228â230; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:116; Early,
Memoir
, 125â126.
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:371â374; Urwin,
Custer Victorious
, 228â230; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:116; Early,
Memoir
, 125â126.
25
Starr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:421; Morris,
Sheridan,
240; Newhall,
With General Sheridan
, 33, 36; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:130.
11. WATERLOO FOR THE CONFEDERACYStarr,
The Union Cavalry,
2:421; Morris,
Sheridan,
240; Newhall,
With General Sheridan
, 33, 36; Sheridan,
Personal Memoirs
, 2:130.
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