Phil Sheridan was famously aggressive and outspoken. George G. Meade was notably irritable and quick-tempered. Both were generals in the Army of the Potomac. Meade commanded the army and Sheridan the cavalry corps. On May 8, the two men got into a heated argument that ended with a decision by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant that led to the death of JEB Stuart. Here's the story.

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