Now if Sheridan, as most men would have done, had waited for orders from me, Lee would have got off." I listened with wonder at the generous modesty which, before that brilliant company, could remove one of the brightest laurels from his own brow and place it on the brow of Sheridan.
Hoar reflects on General Sheridan's decisive actions during the Civil War, emphasizing the importance of initiative in leadership.
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