Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-08-11
The Dead General.
sketch of Sheridan's Career and Military
 Services,

sketch of fSheridan's Career and Military Services.
 PhIlip Henry Sheridan was born in Somerset, Perry county, Ohio, March 6. .s3l. He Rrs1uated at West Point in 1858, served in TexHs in iSji-j. end on tue Pacific Coast until May l4, lSGl
 when be was made Captain Uf the Thu
 teenth latAntry, Chef QIl:term4ste. and D,mml~sE-y Ot th,- Army Of South western Missouri, and subsequently QuaftsrmasteT e. Ger. Hai!eck in tho M sslssip. ,I1pslca nf the spring
 ls62 On Ma. =, ,le62.h ,FR- 2, e Colonel oi the Second Michigan VOlur CT Ca airy. and ihen look rart ! the pursuit of the Coniederaies from Corinth May 3Oth Co June ID, and ID the engagement a. Oonevili
 July ], when he was maGe BrigadIer- General Of Volunteers. in command of 'be eleventh division of the Army of Ohio, he l0l :hs advance into Kentucky. sud wa- 10 the battle of PerrysvIlle, October X, HuC 70 the subsequent maTcl. to She reIef oi Nashville Assigned tn the Army Of ths CuuiberlAni, h,s d. vision was in tue campaign . { Tenuess e. fr- m NIvrnb.r lS6l, to Septs u rer lSt3, taking ECiIvs part 10 tbe battle of Mur- iTeesborc, when he was made msjoT- general cf Volunteers. Ha captured 6
 faIu snd prisoners a. EsCisville ID Ma-ch; cro1sei the Cumberland Noun taIrs aud ienIgssee River in August: took gart in the battle Of Chi.kamaueE, Ser temO 10 20. ana in the operations En1ut CEattanoga, inSluding the bat'ls ct VI s-lonary Ridge. NO7em5er 23-2j; and Eaz subsequent Ong7Cei ID Ten n.s-ec I'll March ls64. From April 4tf to August 3I be wHs m C7Llmand O. the czgai5y corps o' the Army of t1, Potomac, and WIth his 10000 men were -1siyeiy employed ia operations m the Wilderness. aLd between It and Rich Eoud, In May, June and July. While manly employed ID reconcltsrIng and in prcttCting the flank of the Army, is corps made several vigorous raids cutting or railway connections or de- -truyIug stcres; was more 'hau 20 times engaged with the Confederate cavalry. and tc-k sn simpor'ant part ID the .ctious in and about Gold HRrbor On Au-us' 4sh he was sppoInsed to the command of the Army Cf the Shenar- taNNfA4s A.aa Na- AA4E AtLA kU hlrN OA a1t hAl- de Military Division. He defeated Early on the Opequln, September l9sh, t1r which be was made Brigadier- General ln the United States Army {; ai Fishers Hill, September 22i, and at Cedar Greek. OctoI CT l9sh. when be turned rcut mo a brilliant victory, for which he received the thsnks of Con 2r-ss. On N1vsmh Sih be was made a rasjor-geuersL From February 27th to March 2i b, 1865, be CAs engaged in the raid from Winchester to Petersburg, iGricC whici t'ma be destroyed the Jsmss River and ksHRwhG Canal, cut important railway connections, destroy e military cOumissaFy stores and had numerous skIrmishes with the enemy. Ir1m March 3j b to April y:h be was ,l Ire kIcbmond campaign. Ol April lat De won tine battle of Five Forks. ~ lich insured the abandonment by the CoD.rder8tss Of Petersburg and Rich u0ui. aud be led ID the pursuit of Lee
 Id was present at his equalization AprIl b he was appointed c. the com mlnd of the Military Divisor of the Southwest June 3i, EEc Oi me Military Division os the ituli July 1Ith; of the Department of the Cult August lj 1866: If tLe Fifth Military District, iDciudips Louisaua and Texas, March II, 1867, and oi the department of the Missouri, wIth Headquarters st Ft. Laavenworth, september I2 On March |. 1889, he ~ss made Ljeu'enaDt-tisDeTal and Rs -igued to the command of the D. vision 1i the Missouri; including the Depart men. of Dakota, Cf the MissOu'.. of the Platte Lnd of Texas. with hea1qusrter7 st Chicago. Here he was IientitieI with all improveme hts m the western cOuntTy a nlch came property under bi5 management, surh Gs the building of forts and TaI!rosd-, RDd the distribu- ,iou O' troops. Early m 1875 political listurbgucCs threatening ID Louisiana, he was stationed for few Wee Ss ID New Orleans an then re,urEed tO bis con- raud in Chicago. On the retirement of sherman m 1881, Sheridan was appoint ,i Co tbe commard ot the Army. with rbc g1ak of Lieute elan;-FeIeTRl. the rank o' General having eTp-rsi with Gen. < eruSu. \ few months ago Sher- iIrI'S ueus wHs mSliis ned Iu COnuec- '.4u vI :he HresiiSlcy, although be sn-l tira.i. deuied tsut be vs- csu- iits'r for II @ office lathe yrrly weeks li hI7 illness 6 h.l pagsed both b7snch- as O. Congress TrVivipr ;be grade Of Ge.crll ot the amy. President Cleve- ia.d as once nominated Sheridsn for the position md t-e Senate fOrewi,h cou- irmei the uom nation. The Generals cor -l-=i.n Was immediately made ont and -iE-sd and wCs delivered 70 him, ha ezpr ssir- bi- m rksd gr8iifcs;i' st ia S Ersc-tl. recognition of his ser vices to the cl-utry.