The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-27

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ton, (Ohio) Journal:
We have IN enthusiasts odmirAsion fol
'Phil." Eheridaa big 1isr Gensral p
H. Sheridan. We heard Of him first Il
Corinth, Miss. He had been command,
ink cavalry uAdsr noessrsns -wAops g
innate Of soldiers carries weight. He d.
lighted to talk moro Of "Phil." 6heridaa
than any man in the army-Gss. Geaoks
III. Thouas exceptsd. OF kiAAe 6lu6yu
spoke reverentially-s man Who rsninded
him Of Washington. Roseorans admired
Sheridan's curt, decisive 10y 4ef fdoinR
things. aPhil.," be mid, @hss ~ sur.
plussge. He does things !" and the Cen
eral was happy in describing the grim,
insinuating pleesantry With which 6hai-
dan outwittsd ths snony, Of lelae ! ~.
Language can't S9psen Il, besanss L 49,
the essentials of voice and mauner.-
Send Phil. Sheridan on IN expedition, /.
he wss wont 70 SAY, stsnd be win accon-
plish it If it il in the power Of man-he
is ready, fertile in resources. With large
executive faeslty, and be Aehts, 1ehts |!
do you know what thst means z"
Fighting wss his forte, and yet he i
the "mildest mAanered man. that ever
slashed rebd crown with saber. Ii 10
related Of him that he fought his way
through West Point, and almost fought
his way ont. We have his own eoalss-
sion that during his last ysaa he had only
give points to make to be permitted to
refine without The hoaon Of the inssita-
ton. The management Of those GIVE
points" was difficult and delicate CD.
Grafton. Nevertheless, he graduated with
distinction, and WAS one Of thsisost Pop
ular men of the Academy.
Your first view Of him disappoints you
little. Imagination always plays the
mischief With Jour estimate Of . hero
whom you have not seen-heroic stature,
handsome face. commanding presence, I'll
seem associated with heroes. Sheridan
is a quiet, wiry. strong little man, not
over five feet seven, or half inch more,
but with broad shoulden and stroaaly1
built frame. weighing. perhaps, one kue-
dred and forty or triffe moro short wiry
black hair, compact head and medium
forehead, sharp grey eyes, composed
and firm countenance, with somewhat
Milesian features, and brownish con.
plexion, shaded with closely cropped whis-
kers.
He is only 80, but his weather-beatsn
face advertises At least fifty years moro.
But his stature ID soon forgotten in his
presence. He grows wonderfully on :
horse, and especially on the battle field
On the dreadful morning Of Stone river,
when he emerged with his mangled divis-
ion in solid phalanx from The frightful o.
dars, he doomed up like very giast. He
was grave, but firm, strong. and n Rose
Grams dashed up TO him in the tumak Of
battle, his department seemed to express,
"You see, General, it was not the fault
of my division that We did not star. -
He had lost his hat and fought bare head
ed until trooper handed him hat pick
ed up in the field dsad soldisr's 10
doubt. Sunday morning afterwards-the
OncuiJ hoa kou0 61te4Dk
on an old stump, 1t general headquarters,
told the story quietly, bnt graphically !.
General, I lost l ,796 men, seventy Of
them we're officers, With my three brigade
commanders"
These were noble Sill, Roberts and
Sh@fer-thaD whom more gallant soldiers
never fought under the fag. Stone river
made Sheridan majes-geneFsl, and they
always said in the Army Of the Cumber-
land s.Phil Sheridan Is the rising man Of
this army" When Grant put him in
command of the csvalry ON the Potomac.
those Who knew him Recognized the night
man in the right place.
At the beginning of the war, General
Sheridan was. lieutenant Of infantry.-
Governor Blair, Of Michigan, commission
ed him rs colonel Of regiment Of Mich
igan cavalry. and he Vas actively engaged
in Tennessee and Mississippi. doing yalu-
able service snd hard lighting anti h
was promoted to brigadief-general, soon
after which be Vas ass1ned to the cem-
mand of = division in McCook's corps,
where he remained until sssignsd b III
present position. His parents sre natives
Of Ireland, but he is . native Of Somer-
set, Perry county, Ohio. 80
TIKI PLEDGE OF LOHAL WOMEN.