Excerpt from Heroes of Three Wars: Comprising a Series of Biographical Sketches of the Most Distinguished Soldiers of the War of the Revolution, the War With Mexico, and the War for the Union, Who Have Contributed by Their Valor to Establish and Perpetuate the Republic of the United States<br><br>In the great war for the preservation Of the Union, Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas, Meade, and the grand galaxy Of brave hearts that rallied around their standards, gloriously vindicated the cause of freedom. On the battle fields Of the Rebellion.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.