From “Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst November 9 On meeting General Philip Sheridan, who was only 5′ 4,” Lincoln shook his hand and said, “General Sheridan, when this peculiar war began I thought cavalrymen should be at least 6 feet 4 inches high, but,” still gazing down on the short general, “I have changed my mind: 5′ 4” will do in a pinch.” – Abraham Lincoln