Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan. General United States Army. Volume I [1] ['Shoulder Strap' Edition]

xiii, 500 pp. 8vo. Original green cloth, gilt titles & decorations. Includes numerous illustrations and maps, some of which are fold-outs. Philip Henry Sheridan was a Union general during the American Civil War who, under the command of Ulysses S. Grant, won several significant victories against Confederate forces. He also fought in the Great Plains Indian Wars, and though they continued until after his death, his efforts during this conflict helped protect Yellowstone National Park, and he was promoted to General of the Army in the year of his death (1888).