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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 452 0 Browse Search
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Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter XXIV (search)
ter XXIV Moving on General Early General Grant's letter of instructions destroying the r they will do to serve in the defenses. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. The despatch explains visit to General Hunter at the Monocacy, General Grant had not only decided to retain in the Shenany men for his regular and irregular forces. Grant's instructions to destroy the valley began witmoment the rebel army get hold of them. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. headquarters armies ese people may be exempted from arrest. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. headquarters armies oprosperity. Hence, as I have said, I endorsed Grant's programme, for I do not hold war to mean simle hardship upon Union men as possible. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. City point, Va., Nov.s high up the valley as we can control. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. Newtown, I heard cann yet, in consequence of the injunctions of General Grant, I deemed it necessary to be very cautious[4 more...]
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter I (search)
ght important information Decides to move on Newtown meeting General Grant organization of the Union Army opening of the battle of the O the Northern States. This course was advised and approved by General Grant, but even with his powerful backing it was difficult to resist w my whole force into Newtown the next day, but a despatch from General Grant directing Miss Rebecca M. Wright. me to meet him at Charlesm as being so much more accurate than his own. [extract from Grant's Memoirs, page 328.] Before starting I had drawn up a plan of caph office at Martinsburg on the morning of the 18th, he learned of Grant's visit to me; and anticipating activity by reason of this circumstd a desire to find some place where I could write a telegram to General Grant informing him of the result of the battle, and General Crook colowing that came warm congratulations from Mr. Stanton and from Generals Grant, Sherman, and Meade. The battle was not fought out on the p
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter II (search)
g him to Wheeling, Colonel William H. Powell being assigned to succeed him. The removal of Averell was but the culmination of a series of events extending back to the time I assumed command of the Middle Military Division. At the outset, General Grant, fearing discord on account of Averell's ranking Torbert, authorized me to relieve the former officer, but I hoped that if any trouble of this sort arose, it could be allayed, or at least repressed, during the campaign against Early, since th thought that the interest of the service would be subserved by removing one whose growing indifference might render the best-laid plans inoperative. headquarters Middle Military division. Harrisonburg, Va., Sept. 25, 1864-11:30 P. M. Lieut-General Grant, Comd'g, &c., City Point, Va.: I have relieved Averell from his command. Instead of following the enemy when he was broken at Fisher's Hill (so there was not a cavalry organization left), he went into camp and let me pursue the enemy f
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter III (search)
h celerity it would culminate in the capture of Richmond, and possibly of General Lee's army, and I was in hopes that General Grant would take the same view of the matter; but just at this time he was so pressed by the Government and by public opiniined that we should not risk, by what I held to be a false move, all that my army had gained. I being on the ground, General Grant left to me the final decision of the question, and I solved the first step by determining to withdraw down the valleyon Gordonsville and Charlottesville: (Cipher.) Washington, October 12, 1864, 12 M. Major-General Sheridan: Lieutenant-General Grant wishes a position taken far enough south to serve as a base for further operations upon Gordonsville and CharlotGeneral Augur): If you can come here, a consultation on several points is extremely desirable. I propose to visit General Grant, and would like to see you first. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. I got all ready to comply with the terms
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter V (search)
send orders to meet you at Goldsboroa. U. S. Grant, Lieut.-General. These instructions did nry night brought me one great comfort; for General Grant, who that day had moved out to Gravelly Rudly. The night of the 29th the left of General Grant's infantry-Warren's corps-rested on the Bor the troops began to move I received from General Grant this despatch, which put a new phase on ma or capture the store of supplies there? U. S. Grant, Liet.-General. When I had read and pondered this, I determined to ride over to General Grant's headquarters on Gravelly Run, and get a clrode to within a few yards of the front of General Grant's tent, my horse plunging at every step alnking into the mire. Going directly to General Grant's tent, I found him and Rawlins talking ov General Grant. Ingalls then retired, and General Grant began talking of our fearful plight, resuof infantry. On receipt of this despatch, General Grant offered me the Fifth Corps, but I declined[3 more...]
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter VI (search)
sent a staff-officer-Captain Sheridan--to General Grant to report what had taken place during the ain my situation more fully, and to assure General Grant that I would hold on at Dinwiddie till fore first tidings, and sent this telegram to General Grant: headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, March 31, 1865. 9:45 P. M. Lieutenant-General Grant: Would it not be well for Warren to go down o the Boydton road to protect his rear. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. These two despatche me of the coming of Warren and Mackenzie, General Grant also said that the Fifth Corps should reacd, through Colonel Babcock, authority from General Grant to relieve him, but I did not wish to do i I relieved him, ordering him to report to General Grant. I then put Griffin in command of the be remembered that in my conversation with General Grant on the 30th, relative to the suspension ofn of his command would fill the measure of General Grant's expectations as well as meet my own desi[2 more...]
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter VII (search)
e news of the battle at Five Forks reached General Grant, he realized that the decisive character ophreys conveyed was without authority from General Grant, by whom Miles had been sent to me, but thsing of Hatcher's Run. After we had gone, General Grant, intending this quarter of the field to beops were up. I then sent despatches to General Grant, explaining what Davies had done, and tellning on Amelia Court House. In this interview Grant also stated that the orders Meade had already hat Lee had decamped from Amelia Court House. Grant had promptly informed me of this in a note, sa one of my staff-Colonel Redwood Price--to General Grant to report what had been done; that we had s operating independently of me in the face of Grant's despatch of 2 o'clock, which said that Wrighor the assumption, could say nothing. But General Grant plainly intending, and even directing, tha of the movements of the corps; and before General Grant became aware of the actual conditions the [4 more...]
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter VIII (search)
neral Geary's last ditch absurdity meeting of Grant and Lee the surrender estimate of General Gr after staffofficer was sent to him and to General Grant requesting that the infantry be pushed on,except that General Lee shall surrender to General Grant on his arrival here. If these terms are n Colonel Newhall with the despatch to find General Grant and bring him to the front. When Newhall r direction without serious loss of time. General Grant arrived about I o'clock in the afternoon, ng presented, Ord and I, and nearly all of General Grant's staff, withdrew to await the agreement au can come in again. When we re-entered General Grant was writing; and General Lee, having in his he departed cordially shaking hands with General Grant. A moment later he mounted his chunky gracontest. Indeed, it may be said that till General Grant was matched against him, he never met an o the products of a mind fertile in defense-General Grant brought to bear not only the wealth of exp[14 more...]
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter IX (search)
ox put a stop to all military operations on the part of General Grant's forces, and the morning of April 10 my cavalry began an be had by calling for them on Army Headquarters. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. To Major-General P. H. Sheridan, U On receipt of these instructions I called at once on General Grant, to see if they were to be considered so pressing as to Maximilian. With this purpose in view, and not forgetting Grant's conviction that the French invasion of Mexico was linkeds; but before any were deluded into starting, I made to General Grant a report of what was going on, with the recommendation ternative, I published, in April, 1866, by authority of General Grant, an order prohibiting the embarkation from ports in Loueeded, and on my return to New Orleans I so telegraphed General Grant, and he, thinking General Caravajal (then in Washingtonde, which, be it remembered, was sent there because, in General Grant's words, the French invasion of Mexico was so closely r
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter X (search)
following report of the affair: headquarters Military division of the Gulf, New Orleans, La., Aug. 1, 1866. General U. S. Grant: You are doubtless aware of the serious riot which occurred in this city on the 30th. A political body, stylinthey saw fit without sacrificing lives. P. H. Sheridan, Major-General Commanding. On receiving the telegram, General Grant immediately submitted it to the President. Much clamor being made at the North for the publication of the despatch, nson's well-known personal hostility toward me. In the mean time I received (on August 3) the following despatch from General Grant approving my course: headquarters armies of the United States, war Deft., Washington, D. C., August 3, 1866-5 Pafety. Lose no time in investigating and reporting the causes that led to the riot, and the facts which occurred. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. In obedience to the President's directions, my report of August 1 was followed by another, more
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