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- Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-88) was an aggressive Union general during the American Civil War (1861-65). He demonstrated his capacity for command during assignments on the U.S. frontier and in early Civil War operations. When General Ulysses S. Grant assumed command of all Union armies in early 1864, he chose Sheridan as his new cavalry commander.
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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.
Mar 24, 2010 · Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-88) was an aggressive Union general during the American Civil War (1861-65). He demonstrated his capacity for command during assignments on the U.S. frontier...
Apr 8, 2024 · Philip H. Sheridan was a highly successful U.S. cavalry officer whose driving military leadership in the last year of the American Civil War was instrumental in defeating the Confederate Army. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. (1853), Sheridan served mostly at frontier.
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Jan 12, 2024 · Philip Henry Sheridan was a prominent Union general during the American Civil War and a career army officer, who rose to the position of general-in-chief of the United States Army before his death in 1888.
- Harry Searles
In the fall of 1861, Sheridan was a staff officer for Maj. Gen. Henry Halleck. He later became quartermaster general in the Army of Southwest Missouri. With the help of influential friends he was appointed Colonel of the 2nd Michigan Cavalry in May, 1862.
Philip Sheridan was a US cavalry officer whose military leadership in the last year of the American Civil War helped the Union Army clinch a decisive victory. He graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1853.
A ruthless soldier and called an absolute tyrant by President Andrew Johnson, General Philip Sheridan is most remembered for making the following statement: “The only good Indian is a dead Indian.”. Philip Henry Sheridan, a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the Civil War.
