Changes

901 bytes added , 03:54, January 8, 2022

a start

General '''Philip Sheridan''' was a [[Union]] commander who rose quickly in rank during the last year of the war, and was one of the first to use brutal tactics to break the morale of the [[Confederacy]].

After triumphing in the Battle of Shenandoah Valley, Sheridan then burned the valley in order to destroy the economy of [[The South]], in which is called "The Burning" locally.<ref name="Generals">https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-philipsheridan/</ref> Later Sheridan helped trap General [[Robert E. Lee]]'s army at [[Battle of Appomattox Court House]], thereby causing his surrender on behalf of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.

Sheridan was a racist against [[American Indians]] after the war, when he led troops in battle against them and notoriously said, "The only good Indian is a dead Indian."<ref name="Generals"/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[category:American Civil War]]

Aschlafly

Anthony, Irenaeus, Siteadmin, apieditor, Bureaucrats, Check users, nsAm_Govt_101RO, nsAm_Govt_101RW, nsAm_Govt_101_ta, nsJudgesRO, nsJudgesRW, nsJudges_talkRO, nsJudges_talkRW, nsTeam2RO, nsTeam2RW, nsTeam2_talkRO, nsTeam2_talkRW, oversight, Administrators

126,255

edits

Changes

Philip Sheridan (view source)

Revision as of 03:54, January 8, 2022

Navigation menu

Search