Sheridan, the Inevitable
First published in 1953, Richard O’Connor’s classic biography of General Phillip Sheridan is a fascinating study that sheds new light on a great soldier and the bloody conflict in which he rose to prominence.

General Sheridan was the mastermind behind the Union cavalry operations and distinguished himself at Murfreesboro and in the Chattanooga campaign. Commanding General of the U.S. Army, Ulysses S. Grant, recognizing Sheridan’s ability, appointed him head of the cavalry crops for the Army of the Potomac in 1864.

General Sheridan led a daring raid during the Wilderness campaign that destroyed communications and supplies behind Lee’s lines and resulted in the defeat of Jeb Stuart at Yellow Tavern. His most brilliant success was in the Shenandoah Valley, where he rallied his men after Jubal Early’s surprise attack and won a decisive victory. After another important victory at the Battle of Five Forks, Sheridan pursued top army commander, Robert E. Lee, cutting off his lines of retreat at Appomattox and forcing the surrender.

The author’s lively and informative account provides a vivid portrait of a dedicated soldier, the battles that he fought and the turbulent time in which he lived.
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Sheridan, the Inevitable
First published in 1953, Richard O’Connor’s classic biography of General Phillip Sheridan is a fascinating study that sheds new light on a great soldier and the bloody conflict in which he rose to prominence.

General Sheridan was the mastermind behind the Union cavalry operations and distinguished himself at Murfreesboro and in the Chattanooga campaign. Commanding General of the U.S. Army, Ulysses S. Grant, recognizing Sheridan’s ability, appointed him head of the cavalry crops for the Army of the Potomac in 1864.

General Sheridan led a daring raid during the Wilderness campaign that destroyed communications and supplies behind Lee’s lines and resulted in the defeat of Jeb Stuart at Yellow Tavern. His most brilliant success was in the Shenandoah Valley, where he rallied his men after Jubal Early’s surprise attack and won a decisive victory. After another important victory at the Battle of Five Forks, Sheridan pursued top army commander, Robert E. Lee, cutting off his lines of retreat at Appomattox and forcing the surrender.

The author’s lively and informative account provides a vivid portrait of a dedicated soldier, the battles that he fought and the turbulent time in which he lived.
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Sheridan, the Inevitable

Sheridan, the Inevitable

by Richard O'Connor
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First published in 1953, Richard O’Connor’s classic biography of General Phillip Sheridan is a fascinating study that sheds new light on a great soldier and the bloody conflict in which he rose to prominence.

General Sheridan was the mastermind behind the Union cavalry operations and distinguished himself at Murfreesboro and in the Chattanooga campaign. Commanding General of the U.S. Army, Ulysses S. Grant, recognizing Sheridan’s ability, appointed him head of the cavalry crops for the Army of the Potomac in 1864.

General Sheridan led a daring raid during the Wilderness campaign that destroyed communications and supplies behind Lee’s lines and resulted in the defeat of Jeb Stuart at Yellow Tavern. His most brilliant success was in the Shenandoah Valley, where he rallied his men after Jubal Early’s surprise attack and won a decisive victory. After another important victory at the Battle of Five Forks, Sheridan pursued top army commander, Robert E. Lee, cutting off his lines of retreat at Appomattox and forcing the surrender.

The author’s lively and informative account provides a vivid portrait of a dedicated soldier, the battles that he fought and the turbulent time in which he lived.

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ISBN-13: 9781787209350
Publisher: Papamoa Press
Publication date: 02/27/2018
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 364
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

RICHARD O’CONNOR (1915-1975) was an American author of some 60 books, mostly biographies and popular history.

He was born in LaPorte, Indianapolis in 1975. Before turning to writing full-time, he worked as an actor, appearing in two Broadway plays, and a newspaper reporter, working for The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston American, The Los Angeles Herald‐Express and Variety, the theatrical weekly.

O’Connor wrote biographies of Jack London, Bret Harte and Ambrose Bierce, as well as Pacific Destiny, a history of America’s activities in the Far East, and The Spirit Soldiers, a narrative of the Boxer Rebellion. His other works included ‘The German Americans,’ ‘Iron Wheels and Broken Men,’ and ‘The Golden Summers,’ an informal history of the Newport, R.I. colony in its palmy days. He was also the author of a series of popular Western biographies on Bat Masterson, the basis for a television series, on Wild Bill Hickok, and on Pat Garrett.

He also published several titles under the pseudonym John Burke, including The Ballad of Baby Doe, Duet in Diamonds, Buffalo Bill and Winged Legend. He also wrote some popular murder mysteries, published under the names Patrick Wayland and Frank Archer.

O’Connor died on February 15, 1975 in Ellsworth, Maine, at the age of 59.
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