Introduction: "Little Phil"
Chapter 1: "The New Command"
Chapter 2: "Many Gallant Officers and Men"
Chapter 3: "War Is a Punishment"
Chapter 4: "To the Bitter End"
Chapter 5: "All Sorts of Barbarity"
Chapter 6: "The Ablest of Generals"
Chapter 7: "In at the Death"
Chapter 8: "Fragments Scattered in His Path"
Epilogue: "A Hold upon an Army"
Bibliographical Essay
David Coffey is chair of the Department of History and Philosophy at the University of Tennessee at Martin, where he teaches U.S. and Latin American history. His books include John Bell Hood and the Struggle for Atlanta and Soldier Princess: The Life and Legend of Agnes Salm-Salm in North America, 1861–1867.
Sheridan's Lieutenants is a fine operational history of the forces
commanded by General Phil Sheridan in the last year of the Civil
War. David Coffey is obviously a partisan of Sheridan but is alert
to his shortcomings as well as his strengths. The book's solid
research, reasoned judgments, and able writing will make it appeal
to Civil War buffs as well as scholars. Coffey's description of the
final race to Appomattox, in particular, creates a sense of
excitement that makes a familiar story seem new.
*Michael D. Pierce, Tarleton State University*
Professor David Coffey has written a concise, interesting, and
fast-paced study of the evolution and accomplishments of the Union
cavalry in the East that is useful to any student of the last year
of the Civil War in Virginia.
*Eric J. Wittenberg, author of Little Phil: An Assessment of the
Civil War Generalship of Philip H. Sheridan*
During the final year of the American Civil War Phil Sheridan
struck several of the key blows that brought the Confederacy to its
knees. Controversial and colorful, the fiery cavalryman often ran
roughshod over friend as well as foe; to this day his generalship
remains a source of debate. David Coffey's study should raise a few
eyebrows while enriching our understanding of Sheridan and the men
who fought with him, including the flamboyant George Armstrong
Custer, the hard-bitten Tom Devin, and the steady Wesley
Merritt.
*Brooks D. Simpson, Arizona State University, author of Ulysses S.
Grant: Triumph over Adversity*
Coffey knows his territory from thorough research (see the fine,
annotated bibliography) and has written clearly, making even
fast-moving mounted engagements intelligible. An admirable set of
portraits . . . concludes the book's catalog of virtues.
*Booklist*
Coffey packs each page with detail that adds to our knowledge of a
man, his command, and the sites where they did great things.
Sheridan's Lieutenants is worth more in historical value than its
actual price, as it provides great scholarly insight into a lesser
known piece of Civil War history. Historians and general readers
should consider placing this work on their reading lists.
*Journal of Military History*
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