Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 138
t some twentymiles away. Sheridan at once detected the blun-der, and determined to attack the opposing forceswhile they were divided, which is always good strat-egy. In fact, one great object of generalship isto divide your enemy, and fall upon one of hisdivisions with your own united force. This… … THE CROPS WERE DESTROYED AND THE MILLS WERE BURNED. (SEE NEXT PAGE.) and talked with him of the position of affairs.He took a plan of battle with him, in his pocket,but he found Sheridan understood so well whathe had to do, that he told him to fight as he hadintended, and never showed him the plan.…
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