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Phillip Sheridan

Philip Henry Sheridan
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Sheridan during the 1860s
Nickname(s) "Little Phil"
"Fightin' Phil"
Born (1831-03-06)March 6, 1831
Albany, New York
Died August 5, 1888(1888-08-05) (aged 57)
Nonquitt, Massachusetts
Buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia
Allegiance United States of America
Union
Service/branch United States Army
Union Army
Years of service 1853–1888
Rank US Army General insignia (1866).svg General of the Army
Commands held Cavalry Corps
Army of the Shenandoah
Middle Military Division
Department of the Missouri
Battles/wars

American Civil War

Indian Wars
Signature Philip Henry Sheridan signature.svg

American Civil War

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 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.

Sheridan fought in later years in the Indian Wars of the Great Plains. Both as a soldier and private citizen, he was instrumental in the development and protection of Yellowstone National Park. 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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