Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-16

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voice was strong, he took full nourishment
and slept occasionally as usual and the
doctors and family were in hopeful spirits.
When the first bad symptoms appeared
at $3.50 O'Clock Drs. Matthews and o Reilly,
who were in attendance, applied the REM
edies which had been effective in former
attacks but they had no effect and the
General gradually sank into complete I'M
consciousness ending in the quiet cessation
of life at 1920 p. m. Mrs. Sheridan, the
Sisters Moban and Justinian and body
servant Klein were present during the Gen
erals last moments.
The illness which has Just resulted in
General Sheridan's death commenced May
IL, Immediately after his return from a
tour of inspection out West. He COM
planned of feeling unwell and worn out but
went to his office each day for about week.
He was then forced to remain indoors, and
Tuesday, May %, he had a severe attack
of heart failure, which greatly alarmed
his family and physicians.
biographical.
Philip Henry Sheridan, General of the United
States army, born in Somerset, Perry County,
o., March 6, 1881. few years at the village
school, followed by service in the village store,
furnished his education and training until a
fortunate application to the Congressman OF
his district made him, in l6l8 cadet at West
Point. He should have been graduated in 1882,
but a years suspension the result OF a quarrel
with fellow student, transferred him TO the
class OF 1853, in which he ranked thirty fourth
among its hfty-two members. He was ap-
pointed brevet Second Lieutenant of infantry,
July l, 1853; in the following year was
signed to the First infantry, in Texas;
and on November %. 1854. received his COM
mission Second Lieutenant of the Fourth
infantry. With the latter regiment he served
during the next six years in Washington Ter
ritory and Oregon In one OF General SCOTS
orders we find this mention of him: "April %,
1885. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Z. J. Steptoe,
Ninth infantry, commanding companies A. E,
=, and same regiment, and attachments OF
Company Z, First dragons, and Company L,
Third artillery, in all 2UO men, ut the Cascades,
w. T., repulsed the indians in their attack at
that place. The troops landed under fire, rout-
ing and dispensing the enemy at every point.
Second Lieutenant Philip II
Sheridan, Fourth infantry, is especially men,
toned for his gallantry."
The outbreak OF the civil war made promo
ton rapid, both through the resignation OF
Southern officers and the creation OF new regi-
ments; and Sheridan who thus secured First
Lieutenancy in the Fourth infantry on March
!, 1861, received Captiancy in the Thirteenth
on May H. Still, save for six weeks service as
president of board OF auditing claims at St.
Louis, that memorable year brought him little
employment and no laurels The day before
Christmas he was appointed Quarter
master on the stan of General Curtis,
commanding the army OF Southwest Missouri.
On being relieved from Curtis stan. he report
ed TO General Halleck, whom he accompanied
in his advance upon Corinth. and by him
recommended TO the Governor Of Michigan,
who had applied for some regular oricer to take
charge of the Second Michigan cavalry. Com
missioned May -. 1862. Colonel of this regi-
ment, then near Corinth, Sheridan at once took
part with it in EIliotts raid against the rail-
road, which was destroyed at Bonneville Dur
ing June he commanded the Second cavalry
brigade in several skirmisheS. and on July
fought brilliant battle at Bonneville. His
appointment as Brigadier General OF volunteers
was dated from the action at Bonneville.
During the autumn OF 1862 Sheridan was
transferred to Kentucky, and there received
command OF the Eleventh division OF the Army
OF the Ohio, under Buell. Moving out from
Louisville with Buell. against Bragg he took
part, October 8, the hard-fought battle at
PerryVille, where he Unanswered his division
with conspicuous skill and effect Rosecrans
succeeded Buell. in command Of what became
known a the Army OF the Cumberland, and at
the prolonged and bloody battle OF Murfrees-
boro, Sheridan, for several hours in the first
days fighting held the key point, displaying
superb tactic Il skill and the greatest gallantry.
All his brigade commanders were killed in this
battle and. on Rosecrans' recommendation he
was made Maior-General OF volunteers, to date
from December 81, 1861. the opening OF that
deadly struggle among the cedar brakes OF
Stone river.
suit OF Van Dorm to Columbia and Franklin,
making captures near Eagleville. Advancing
with Rosecrans army from Murfreesboro TO
Tullahoma, and across the Cumberland noun
tains and the Tennessee Sheridan, on Septem-
Der 19 and 20. distinguished himself again in the
battle with Bragg At Chickamauga, Rosecrans
fell back TO Chattanooga and the command of
his besieged army was transferred TO Thomas.
Grant arriving with reinforcements from
Vicksburg, resolved TO dislodge Bragg.
who was posted on Lookout mountain, and
Missionary Ridge. Hooker having carried
Lookout mountain, Thomas assaulted the Ridge
November -, with overwhelming success.
Sheridan's division the first to cross the
crest, and pressed the enemy's rear guard until
long after dark, capturing wagons and artillery.
This was the eliminating point Of Sheridan's
career 1t the West, although he continued to
serve through the winter in East Tennessee,
and on January Il was engaged in slzirraish AT
cambridge.
In the spring of 1864. Grant now Lieutenant
General. established his headquarters in Viz
ginia. He told Halleck he must have an ener-
getic commander for the cavalry there, and
Halleck. mindful IF the result OF his former
rec mmendation brought Sheridan forward
again The very man answered Grant, and,
accordingly, Sheridan, April 4, took COM
mand OF the cavalry corps of the Army of the
Potomac When the May campaign OF this
army opened, he pioneered its path to the
Wilderness, and thence to Spottsylvania.
skirmishing on the 9Th and 9Th and
fighting a battle AZ Todd's Cavern on the
7th- Two days later he made cavalry expe-
dition within the enemy's lines to the ChicEa-
hominy and the James, dashing upon the out
works OF Richmond ITSELF where he took LOO