Read the following excerpt from the memoirs of philip henry sheridan, who was a union general in the civil war. what point of view has the author used?

my suspension necessitated my leaving the academy, and i returned home in the fall of 1851, much crestfallen. fortunately, my good friend henry dittoe again gave me employment in keeping the books of his establishment, and this occupation of my time made the nine months which were to elapse before i could go back to west point pass much more agreeably than they would have done had i been idle.

first-person point of view
second-person point of view
third-person point of view
narrative point of view

karen blumenthal is the author of steve jobs: the man who thought different, and because of her work, she was a finalist in the 2013 yalsa award for excellence in nonfiction award.

it is significant that blumenthal interviewed several people who knew steve jobs personally because this allowed her to gain access to the industry. she has also stated that due to her work in the 1980s, she was able to get acquainted with the process of making computers and other technology, and was able to witness the progress different companies made and to appreciate apple's contribution to it. finally, this close connection with the industry means that her information is more credible than that of a complete outsider.