. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . n a class of fifty-two. He wasassigned to the ist U. S. infantry, but was soon afterward trans-ferred to the 4tli. In 1856 he was stationed in Washington ter-ritory, defending the cascades of the Columbia river against May, 1861, he became a captain, and in December was appointedchief quartermaster and commissary in southwest Missouri, on thestaff of Curtis. He was quartermaster at Gen. H
. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . n a class of fifty-two. He wasassigned to the ist U. S. infantry, but was soon afterward trans-ferred to the 4tli. In 1856 he was stationed in Washington ter-ritory, defending the cascades of the Columbia river against May, 1861, he became a captain, and in December was appointedchief quartermaster and commissary in southwest Missouri, on thestaff of Curtis. He was quartermaster at Gen. Hallecksheadquarters in April, 1862, but in response to an application fromthe governor of Michigan, who wanted an educated soldier to com-mand the 2nd Mich, cavalry, Sheridan was made its colonel, and soreceived his first command. In the advance on Corinth he partici-pated in several engagements, and on June 2, 1862, he was placedin command of the 2nd cavalry brigade of the Army of the Missis-sippi. At the battle of Booneville on July i, where he was at-tacked by a force of Confederates at least strong, he con-verted his defence into an offensive movement by detaching a part. Carl John J. M. P. H. Sheridan R. K. W. H. Seward, Alex. F. T. Sherman Winfield Truman G. F. T. W. Sherman Biographical Sketches 233 of his force to take his foe in the rear and Hank, and the surprisedenemy, utterly routed, fled from the field. For this he receivedhis star and commission as brigadier-general of volunteers, datingJuly l; on Oct. i he found himself in command of the nth divisionof the army, and on the 8th of that month he took part in thesanguinary battle of Perryville, holding the key-point of the posi-tion and defending it successfully against several attacks of theenemy. In the battle of Stones riv
Size: 1200px × 2082px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectunitedstateshistoryc
