Philip H. Sheridan
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Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888) - born 6 Mar 1831 in Albany, New York (or Boston, Massachusetts), to John and Mary Sheridan, immigrants from County Cavan, Ireland. He grew up in Somerset, Ohio. He died 1 Jun 1888, in Nonquitt, Massachusetts. Sheridan was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Sheridan obtained an appointment to West Point in 1848 from Congressman Thomas Ritchie. In his third year at the Point, he was suspended for a year for fighting with a fellow cadet, William Terrill. Sheridan graduated 34th out of of 52 in the Class of 1853. His first assignment as a 2nd Lt. was to the 1st Infantry at Fort Duncan, Texas. He was transferred to the 4th Infantry in the Pacific Northwest in 1855. He was promoted to 1st Lt. and assigned to Fort Yamhill at the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation in Yamhill County, Oregon in April, 1856.
Assignments:
- 1848-1853 (Cadet) United States Military Academy (West Point) Suspended 1 year for fighting. Graduated 34th of 52.
- 1853-1855 (2nd Lt.) 1st Infantry Fort Duncan, Texas
- 1855-1856 (2nd Lt.) 4th Infantry Pacific Northwest
- 1856-1861 (1st Lt.) 4th Infantry Fort Yamhill, Oregon
- 1861-1862 (Capt.) Union Armies of the West - In supply
- 1862-1862 (Col.) 2nd Michigan Cavalry Promoted from Capt. to Col. overnight (25 May 1862)
- 1862-1863 (Brig. General)
- 1863-1864 (Maj. General)
- 1864-1865 (Maj. General) Chief of Cavalry
- 1865-1866 Texas observe the war between Mexico and France
- 1866-1867 5th Military District (Louisiana and Texas), New Orleans, Louisiana, Reconstruction.
- 1867-???? Military Department of Missouri sent to end the Indian wars.
- 1871-1871 Chicago Fire
- 1871-1883 Yellowstone Park advocate
- 1883-1888 (Commander-in-Chief of the Army)
- 1888-1888 (General of the Army)
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Height: 5' 5"
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Books:
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Union and Confederate Armies, Government Printing Office.
- Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan.
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