"Little Phil" and his troopersThe life of GenPhilip HSheridanIts romance and reality: how an humble lad reached the head of an army .. . rds, and a second one of3,310 yards long. Our own lines were 3,400 yards on the front and \ ,750 on the second line. That isto say, the front Confederate lines were nearly four miles in length, and our front was but a littleover two miles in length. This is an important factor in estimating the cliaracter and results of thebattle of Chickamauga, which had to be fought, for otherwise the Union army would have beenalmost hopelessly environed within the lines of
"Little Phil" and his troopersThe life of GenPhilip HSheridanIts romance and reality: how an humble lad reached the head of an army .. . rds, and a second one of3,310 yards long. Our own lines were 3,400 yards on the front and \ ,750 on the second line. That isto say, the front Confederate lines were nearly four miles in length, and our front was but a littleover two miles in length. This is an important factor in estimating the cliaracter and results of thebattle of Chickamauga, which had to be fought, for otherwise the Union army would have beenalmost hopelessly environed within the lines of Chattanooga. GEN. PHIL. H. SHERIDAN. 119 support had beenpromised, but he re-turned with tidingsthat a large Confed-erate force was ap-proaching. Thomassent General Har-ker, whose brigadewas on a ridge, inthe direction of thisreported advance, toresist them. Thiswas gallantly the meantimeGeneralT. J. Woodcame up, and wasdirected to put histroops on the left ofBrannan, then in therear of Thomas lineof battle, on a slopeof the MissionaryRidge, a little westof the Rossvilleroad, where, b yThomas order, hadbeen massed all the.
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