Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army — Complete
Philip Henry Sheridan
History
Book language: English
513 pages
The Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan is a firsthand historical account by Philip Henry Sheridan, a general of the United States Army. It traces his early life, military education, and varied service, offering a soldier's view of American army life and campaigns. Listeners interested in military history will find a plain, observant narrative of duty and frontier experience.
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PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF
P. H. SHERIDAN
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CONTENTS CHAPTER I. Ancestry—Birth—Early Education—A Clerk in a Grocery Store—Appointment—Monroe Shoes—Journey to West Point—Hazing—A Fisticuff Battle Suspended —Returns to Clerkship—Graduation CHAPTER II. Ordered to Fort Duncan, Texas—"Northers"—Scouting Duty—Hunting—Nearly Caught by the Indians— A Primitive Habitation—A Brave Drummer Boy's Death —A Mexican Ball CHAPTER III. Ordered to Fort Reading, Cal.—A Dangerous Undertaking —A Rescued Soldier—Discovering Indians —Primitive Fishing—A Deserted Village —Camping Opposite Fort Vancouver CHAPTER IV. "Old Red"—Skillful Shooting—The Yalima War —A Ludicrous Mistake—Cut-mouth John's Encounter —Father Pandoza's Mission—A Snow-Storm —Failure of the Expedition CHAPTER V. An Indian Confederation—Massacre at the Cascades of the Columbia—Plan to Relieve the Block-House —A Hazardous Movement— A New Method of Establishing Guilt—Execution of the Indian Murderers CHAPTER VI. Misdirected Vengeance — Honorable Mention —A Change of Command—Educated Oxen—Feeding the Indians—Purchasing a Burying-Ground —Knowing Rats CHAPTER VII. Learning the Chinook Language—Strange Indian Customs —Their Doctors—Sam Patch—The Murder of a Woman —In a Tight Place—Surprising the Indians —Conflicting Reports of the Battle of Bull Run —Secession Question in California—Appointed
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