Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-08-11

years. John W. Doane, a warm friend Of
the dead soldier, said he thought his estate
was valued at about $3.50, ooo A public
! meeting will doubtless be held to give ex-
preston to the sorrow Of the community.
WHO WILL COMMANDS!
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-With the death of
General Sheridan the rank Of General
lapses. The command Of the army of tt 9
United States falls to the ranking Major
General. There are now three Major
Generals, Schofeld, Howard and Crook,
ior appointment.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
General Philip Henry Sheridan was born IN
Somerset O., March 6, 1881. He graduated at
the military academy at West Point in 1853,
and served on frontier duty in Texas for nearly
two years, and in Oregon from 1855 to 1861.
On the outbreak of the civil war he was APP
pointed quartermaster OF the Army of
Southwestern Missouri and in April. 1862,
Chief Quartermaster of the Western depart
ment. In May, 1862, he was appointed Colonel
of the Second Michigan Volunteer Cavalry;
was commissioned Brigader- General of Volun-
| teers July !, 1863, and, after d brief period,
was put in command of the Eleventh Division
of the Army of the Ohio. He commanded
division in the Army of the Cumberland and
| at the battle of Stone River, December 81, 1862,
saved the army from rout by his stubborn re-
sistance. For his gallant conduct he was
| promoted to be Major General of Volunteers,
In April, 1864, he was called to the Army OF
the Potomac by General Grant, put in COM
mand of the cavalry corps and within the
months of May, June and July. besides pro-
| tecting the tanks of the army and reconnoiter-
ing the enemy's position, was successfully
engaged in eighteen distinct actions. On the
4th of August 1864, he was put in COM
mand OF the Army OF the Shenandoah
and soon after Of the middle military division,
where he gained several successes over Gen
eral Early, for which he was made a Brigadier-
General of the United States Army, and in
November following made Major General.
He joined General Grants army at City
Point, whence he started, March %, 1855,
to strike the final blow for the over.
| throw of General Lees Army OF Northern Vir-
ginia. He fought the battle OF Dinwiddie
Court House, March 81. and that of Five
Forks, which necessiLated Lees evacuation of
Richmond and Petersburg. April 1, and as
the Army of Northern Virginia fed he con-
stantly attacked and harassed them, and
compelled their surrender at Appomattox
Court House, April O. 1865. He was assigned
| to the command of the Military Division of the
| Southwest June II, 1861 Under new reorgan-
ization of the military districts and depart
| ments he was assigned to the department.
of the gulf, August 10, 1866, and in March, 1867,
to Firth military district Louisiana and
i
with his administration transferred him, Sep
TENDER IL, 1867, to the department. of the Mis-
souri,, where he continued until March, 1869,
when, by the promotion of Sherman. he be.
came ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and s.ssu1ned
mand of the Western and Southern military
| divisions with his headquarters at Chicago
| On the retirement Of General Sherman Feb
ruary, 1884, General Sheridan succeeded to
the command of the army with headquarters
at Washington, where resid ed. During the
forepart of his last illness the rank
of General OF the Army was revived
by the United States, the object being espe-
cially to secure the appointment OF General
Sheridan to the position in order that should
he die it might be with all the honors possible
| for the Government to confer upon him. The
| plan was successful, since President Cleve-
land, within q few hours after the passage OF
the bill, sent in the name OF the distinguished
soldier and the Senate promptly confirmed
/ him,