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Philip H. Sheridan
Major General (USA)
March 6, — August 5,
In the fall of , Sheridan was ordered to travel to Jefferson Barracks, near St. Louis, Missouri, for assignment to the 13th U.S. Infantry. He departed from his command of Fort Yamhill, Oregon, by way of San Francisco, across the Isthmus of Panama, and through New York City to home in Somerset for a brief leave.
On the way to his new post, he made a courtesy call to Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck in St. Louis, who commandeered his services to audit the financial records of his immediate predecessor, Maj. Gen. John C. Frémont, whose administration of the Department of the Missouri was tainted by charges of wasteful expenditures and fraud that left the status of $12 million in doubt.
Sheridan sorted out the mess, impressing Halleck in the process. Much to Sheridan’s dismay, Halleck’s vision for Sheridan consisted of a continuing role as a staff officer. Nevertheless, Sheridan performed the task assigned to him and e
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Philip Sheridan
United States Army general (–)
"General Sheridan" redirects here. For other uses, see General Sheridan (disambiguation).
Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, [a] – August 5, ) was a career United States Army officer and a Uniongeneral in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with General-in-chiefUlysses 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 , he defeated Confederate forces beneath 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 , 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 N
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In August of , Philip Sheridan took command of the United States Middle Military Department, which included field command of the Army of the Shenandoah. His campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, including the decisive Battle of Cedar Creek, ensured his status as one of most successful, and popular, Civil War generals in the United States.
Early Life
Philip Henry Sheridan was born in , although the location of his birth is unknown. He grew up in Somerset County, Ohio and worked during his youth as a clerk and bookkeeper in local shops.
Sheridan entered West Point in At one point, he was suspended from the Military Academy for assaulting a senior cadet. During his year of suspension, Sheridan returned home and resumed his role as clerk and bookkeeper. Reverted to the Class of , Sheridan’s new classmates included John Bell Hood, James B. McPherson and John M. Schofield: all future Civil War army commanders. Sheridan graduated 34th out of 46 cadets and was assigned to duty in Texas wit