Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army, Band 2C. L. Webster, 1888 - 486 Seiten Union general, government official, and proponent of Yellowstone National Park--these were all part of the checkered career of Philip H. Sheridan. He earned the enmity of many Virginians for laying waste to the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War and played a major role in defeating Robert E. Lee at Appomattox. |
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Appomattox army arrived artillery attack Averell battalion Battery battle Boydton Brigadier-General camp campaign Captain capture cavalry Cedar Creek City Point Colonel column command Confederate Court House Crook crossing Custer despatch Devin Dinwiddie directed dismounted division Early Early's Emory enemy enemy's eral escort Fifth Corps FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT fight Fisher's Hill Five Forks force Forsyth French front Front Royal George German Getty's Grant Gravelly Run ground halted headquarters horses Hundred Indians infantry James James River canal join Lee's Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel John Lieutenant-Colonel William Lynchburg Major-General Merritt miles military morning mounted move night Nineteenth Corps o'clock officers Ohio Opequon Orleans P. H. SHERIDAN Pennsylvania Petersburg Pickett prisoners railroad reached rear River rode Rosser scouts SECOND BRIGADE sent Sixth Corps tion Torbert troops United Valley pike village wagons Warren West Virginia White Oak road Winchester wounded York
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Seite 248 - An Act to prescribe an oath of office : " Provided, That if any person shall knowingly and falsely take and subscribe any oath in this act prescribed, such person so offending and being thereof duly convicted shall be subject to the pains, penalties, and disabilities which by law are provided for the punishment of the crime of wilful and corrupt perjury. SEC.
Seite 245 - June 30, 1868, and for other purposes," approved March 2, 1867, and also to prevent the execution of an act entitled "An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States...
Seite 246 - State legislature, nor held any executive or judicial office in any State and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof...
Seite 404 - Not having been able to die in the midst of my troops, there is nothing left me but to place my sword in your Majesty's hands.
Seite 243 - And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of each officer assigned as aforesaid, to protect all persons in their rights of person and property, to suppress insurrection, disorder, and violence, and to punish, or cause to be punished,, all disturbers of the public peace and criminals...
Seite 244 - That no person excluded from the privilege of holding office by said proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, shall be eligible to election as a member of the convention to frame a constitution for any of said rebel States, nor shall any such person vote for members of such convention.
Seite 249 - ... delegates and other officers and agents herein authorized or necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this act, not herein otherwise provided for, and shall provide for the levy and collection of such taxes on the property in such state as may be necessary to pay the same. SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the word "article," in the sixth section of the act to which this is supplementary, shall be construed to mean "section.
Seite 63 - GENERAL : I enclose you despatch which explains itself. [See copy following.] If the enemy should be strongly re-enforced in cavalry, he might, by turning our right, give us a great deal of trouble. I shall hold on here until the enemy's movements are developed, and shall only fear an attack on my right, which I shall make every preparation for guarding against and resisting.
Seite 243 - ... to protect all persons in their rights of person and property, to suppress insurrection, disorder and violence, and to punish, or cause to be punished, all disturbers of the public peace and criminals, and to this end he may allow local civil tribunals to take jurisdiction of and to try offenders, or, when in his judgment it may be necessary for the trial of offenders...
Seite 135 - Dinwiddie, reach the right and rear of the enemy as soon as you can. It is not the intention to attack the enemy in his intrenched position, but to force him out, if possible. Should he come out and attack us, or get himself where he can be attacked, move in with your entire force in your own way, and with the full reliance that the army will engage or follow, as circumstances will dictate. I shall be on the field, and will probably be able to communicate with you.