Philip Sheridan
United States Army general (1831-1888)
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- Born
- 6 Mar 1831
- Died
- 5 Aug 1888
- Works
- 25
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- Papers, 1853-1888
- Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, Volume 2
- Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, Volume 1
- Reports of inspection made in the summer of 1877 by Generals P.H. Sheridan and W.T. Sherman of country north of the Union Pacific railroad
- Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan
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Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with General-in-chief Ulysses S. Grant, who transferred Sheridan from command of an infantry division in the Western Theater to lead the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac in the East. In 1864, he defeated Confederate forces under General Jubal Early in the Shenandoah Valley and his destruction of the economic infrastructure of the Valley, called "The Burning" by residents, was one of the first uses of scorched-earth tactics in the war. In 1865, his cavalry pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee and was instrumental in forcing his surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.
In his later years, Sheridan fought in the Indian Wars against Native American tribes of the Great Plains. He was instrumental in the development and protection of Yellowstone National Park, both as a soldier and a private citizen. In 1883, Sheridan was appointed general-in-chief of the U.S. Army, and in 1888 he was promoted to the rank of General of the Army during the term of President Grover Cleveland.
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1831 births1888 deaths19th-century American politiciansActivists from New York (state)Activists from OhioAmerican military personnel of the Indian WarsAmerican people of Irish descentBurials at Arlington National CemeteryCatholics from MassachusettsCatholics from OhioCavalry commandersCommanding Generals of the United States Army