"Although wrongs have been done me I live in hopes. I have not got two hearts.... Now we are together again to make peace. My shame is as big as the earth, although I will do what my friends advise me to do. I once thought that I was the only man that persevered to be the friend of the white man, bur since they have come and cleaned out our lodges, horses, and everything else, it is hard for me to believe white men any more."
Source:
Stephens, John Richard. “Victims of History.” Weird History 101: Tales of Intrigue, Mayhem, and Outrageous Behavior. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2006. 176-77. Print.
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I could see how dealing with General Sheridan could've led to that change of opinion. Sheridan was to the Shenandoah Valley what Sherman was to Georgia and South Carolina. And both were even more vicious towards the Native Americans.