Crisis of command in the Army of the Potomac
Subtitle: Sheridan's search for an effective general
By: Jay W. Simson.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780786436538
Subjects: Sheridan, Philip Henry, -- 1831-1888 -- Military leadership; Averell, William Woods, -- 1832-1900 -- Military leadership; Torbert, Alfred Thomas Archimedes, -- 1833-1880 -- Military leadership; Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, -- 1830-1882 -- Military leadership; Mackenzie, Ranald Slidell, -- 1840-1889 -- Military leadership; United States. -- Army of the Potomac -- History; United States. -- Army of the Potomac -- Officers; Generals -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Command of troops -- History -- 19th century; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
Description: "With the ascendancy of Ulysses S. Grant in late 1863, the command tone of the U.S. Army underwent a dramatic change. Phillip Sheridan set about reorganizing the command to reflect Grant's new style. During the last six months of the war, he relieved three generals of their commands due to their inability to follow his orders precisely"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.