nto a cheer, and reformed their
lines, and, catching his spirit of victory, led by their loved
commander, fell upon Early, routed him and practically destroyed his
army. Perhaps nowhere else in history is there an instance such as
this--of a general meeting his army in full retreat, stopping the panic,
facing them about, and leading them to victory.
In the last campaign against Richmond, Sheridan's services were of
inestimable value; it was he who defeated a great Confederate force at
the brilliant battle of Five Forks; it was he who got in front of Lee's
retreating army and cornered it at Appomattox. He had his full share of
honors, succeeding Sherman as general-in-chief of the army in 1883, and
receiving the rank of general from Congress, just before his death five
years later. Grant, Sherman and Sheridan are the only men in the
country's history who have held this highest of military titles.
* * * * *
After these three men, George H. Thomas was the most prominent commander
on the Union side; notable, too, from the fact that he was a Virginian,
and was considered a traitor by his native state for his adherence to
the Union cause, just as poor old Winfield Scott had been. He had made
something of a name for himself before the Civil War opened,
distinguishing himself in the war with Mexico and winning brevets for
gallantry at the battles of Monterey and Buena Vista. He won a decisive
victory at Mill Springs early in 1862, and saved the army from rout at
Murfreesboro by his heroic holding of the centre. But his most famous
exploit was the defence of Horseshoe ridge, against overwhelming odds,
at the battle of Chickamauga.
The Union right wing had been routed, and the Confederates, certain of a
great victory, turned against the left wing, twenty-five thousand
strong, under command of Thomas. They swarmed up the slope on which
Thomas had taken his position, only to be hurled back with heavy loss.
Again and again they charged, sixty thousand of them
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John Addington Symonds (October 5, 1840 - April 19, 1893) was an English poet and literary critic. He was an early advocate of the validity of male love which included for him pederastic as well as egalitarian relationships, and which he would refer to as lamour de limpossible.