![]() Named Frances by her white friends, she was the daughter of Takelma Chief Harney. He and an Indian woman from Rogue River (Oregon) lived together during part of his tour of duty. Most of his service with the 4th Infantry was in the Pacific Northwest, starting with a topographical survey mission to the Willamette Valley in 1855, during which he became involved with the Yakima War and Rogue River Wars, gaining experience in leading small combat teams, being wounded (a bullet grazed his nose on March 28, 1857, at Middle Cascade, Oregon Territory), and some of the diplomatic skills needed for negotiating with Indian tribes. Infantry Regiment at Fort Reading, California. Infantry Regiment at Fort Duncan, Texas, then to the 4th U.S. Sheridan was commissioned as a brevet second lieutenant and was assigned to the 1st U.S. ![]() He graduated in 1853, 34th in his class of 52 cadets. The previous day, Sheridan had threatened to run him through with a fixed bayonet in reaction to a perceived insult on the parade ground. In 1848, he obtained an appointment to the United States Military Academy from a nomination from one of his customers, Congressman Thomas Ritchey, whose first candidate was disqualified by failing a mathematics examination and a "poor attitude." In his fourth year at West Point, Sheridan was suspended for a year for fighting with classmate, William R. Small in stature, he reached only 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm) tall, earning him the nickname, "Little Phil." Abraham Lincoln described his appearance in a famous anecdote: "A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough neck to hang him, and such long arms that if his ankles itch he can scratch them without stooping." Īs a boy, Sheridan worked in a general store and later as head clerk and bookkeeper at a dry goods store. Sheridan was born in Albany, New York, the third child of six of John and Mary Meenagh Sheridan, Irish Catholic immigrants from the parish of Killinkere in County Cavan, Ireland. Army, and in 1888 he was promoted to the rank of General of the Army during the term of President Grover Cleveland.Įarly life and education Brevet Second Lieutenant Philip Sheridan, engraving by H. In 1883, Sheridan was appointed general-in-chief of the U.S. ![]() He was instrumental in the development and protection of Yellowstone National Park, both as a soldier and a private citizen. Sheridan waged war on the Native Americans during the Indian Wars of the Great Plains. Lee and was instrumental in forcing his surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. ![]() 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. 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. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with General-in-chief Ulysses S. General of the Army Philip Henry Sheridan (Ma – August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. ![]()
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