. Leading American soldiers. e up that whenhe graduated in 1853 he was no higher placed than thirty-fifth in a class of fifty-two. During the eight years of army life that followed hisgraduation Sheridan got no opportunity for distinction andmade no mark. Yet his experience in those years was ofthe most valuable character. He was first appointed to theinfantry; then went to California and served with the dra-goons on Indian sen-ice. He was reliable and resourceful,and so was generally selected for independent learned, on a small scale, a hundred mysteries of the sol-diers art: tra
. Leading American soldiers. e up that whenhe graduated in 1853 he was no higher placed than thirty-fifth in a class of fifty-two. During the eight years of army life that followed hisgraduation Sheridan got no opportunity for distinction andmade no mark. Yet his experience in those years was ofthe most valuable character. He was first appointed to theinfantry; then went to California and served with the dra-goons on Indian sen-ice. He was reliable and resourceful,and so was generally selected for independent learned, on a small scale, a hundred mysteries of the sol-diers art: transport and provisioning, outmanoeuvringIndians, caring for horses, keeping soldiers in good trim,winning their confidence. These things, the secret of whichPhil Sheridan mastered in his scouting expeditions, he ap-plied on a broader scale when he held large commands inlater years, and that is the reason why the troops he led werealwavs in a state of high efficiency and why they followed their general with blind devotion. 210.
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