Back فيليب شيريدان Arabic فیلیپ شرایدن AZB Филип Шеридан Bulgarian فیلیپ شێریدان CKB Philip Sheridan Czech Philip Sheridan Danish Philip Sheridan German Philip Sheridan Spanish Philip Sheridan Basque فیلیپ شریدن Persian
Philip Sheridan | |
|---|---|
 Sheridan during the 1860s | |
| Commanding General of the U.S. Army | |
| In office November 1, 1883 – August 5, 1888 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | William Tecumseh Sherman |
| Succeeded by | John Schofield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip Henry Sheridan March 6, 1831 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 1888 (aged 57) Nonquitt, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
| Signature |  |
| Nickname(s) | "Little Phil" "Fightin' Phil" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States (Union) |
| Branch/service | U.S. Army (Union Army) |
| Years of service | 1853–1888 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Commands | Cavalry Corps Army of the Shenandoah Middle Military Division Department of the Missouri |
| Battles/wars | |
Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831[1][a] – 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.
In his later years, Sheridan fought in the Indian Wars against Native American tribes of the Great Plains. He was instrumental in the development and protection of Yellowstone National Park, both as a soldier and a private citizen. 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.
- ^ Morris (1992), pp. 10–11.
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