Person:Philip Sheridan (5)

     
Philip Henry Sheridan
b.6 Mar 1831
d.5 Aug 1888
  • HPhilip Henry Sheridan1831 - 1888
  • WIrene Rucker1856 - 1939
m. Jun 1874
Facts and Events
Name Philip Henry Sheridan
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 6 Mar 1831
Marriage Jun 1874 to Irene Rucker
Death[1][2][3] 5 Aug 1888
Burial[2][3] Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States
Reference Number? Q355452?


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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.

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.

Birthplace

There is disagreement as to the birthplace of Philip Sheridan. Places put forward as birthplaces include Albany, New York; Somerset, Ohio; Ireland; and on ship while his parents were emigrating from Ireland. The 1850 and 1870 censuses list Ohio. However, the 1850 census was while he was at the U.S. Military Academy. He would not have been the one to give the information; it is possible that Ohio was given as his birthplace because he was appointed from Ohio.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ohio History Central.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Philip Sheridan, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Find A Grave.