![](https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Five-Forks-Sheridan.jpg)
An acoustic shadow at the Battle of Five Forks on April 1, 1865, helped Union Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan rout the Confederates, adding fodder to his quickly budding legend. (Private Collection/The Stapleton Collection/Bridgeman)
An acoustic shadow at the Battle of Five Forks on April 1, 1865, helped Union Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan rout the Confederates, adding fodder to his quickly budding legend. (Private Collection/The Stapleton Collection/Bridgeman)