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The Sheridan Story

Frank Blandon, a man with only one good arm, wanders on to the ranch. Lucas gave Blandon a job to "hire him and Mark a clear conscience". General Sheridan and his patrol wandered by and Lucas offered to let them stay the night at the ranch. Blandon pulled a gun on General Sheridan, as it turned out Blandon was a confederate soldier, who once had General Sheridan in his gun sight during the war. Blandon hung fire, but Sheridan did not hesitate and blew out Blandon's shoulder. General Sheridan shamed Blandon out of exacting his revenge, then lifted Blandon's spirit by praising Johnny Rebs' fighting spirit. Sheridan ordered that Blandon be taken to a hospital to have his shoulder properly mended, carrying out his Commander in Chief's last order to ""Bind up the Nation's wounds.""

English
  • Originally Aired January 13, 1959
  • Runtime 25 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code 6221
  • Network ABC (US)
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Name Type Role
Cyril Hume Writer
Frank Wilcox Guest Star
William Meigs Guest Star
Stephen Chase Guest Star
Royal Dano Guest Star
Fritz Ford Guest Star
Lawrence Dobkin Guest Star
Arnold Laven Director