The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-08-11

but somewhat choleric, and would give
vent to bursts of anger and make use OF
sentences clothed IN words not usually
used in presence of polite people. These
hasty words came from the head and not
the heart. 1t was such words as these
that gained him everlasting enemies in
Texas, but what he said about Texas
wasn't half so harsh as he used when he
went to take command of the army
about Washington, and the red-tapp
methods in vogue there, and brought
around GOODNESS between himself and
Secretary of War Endicott that existed
to the day of his death. He was a fine
cavalry officer, and was looked upon bv
professional soldiers, at home and
abroad as one of the greatest officers of
that fascinating branch of service.
Philip Henry Sheridan was born in
Somerset, Percy county, Ohio, March 6,
1881. He graduated at West Point in
1853, served in Texas in 1954-55, and on
the Pacific coast till May IA, 1861, when
he was made captain in the 18th infantry,
chief quartermaster and commissary of
the army of Southwestern Missouri and
subsequently quarter master to Gen.
Halleck in the Mississippi campaign of
the spring of 1862, he was made colonel
of the End, Michigan volunteer cavalry
and took part in the engagement at
Bonneville, July 1, when he was made
brigadier- gene raj of volunteers. In com
mand of the 18th division of the army of
Ohio he led the advance into Kentucky
and was III the battle of Perryville ana In
the subsequent march to the relief of
Nashville. Assigned to the Army of the
Cumberland his division was in the cam
paign of Tennessee from November 1862,
to September, 1868. taking an active part
IN the battle of Murfreesboro, when he
was made major-general of volunteers.
He took part in the battle of Chicka-
mauga and in the operations about Chat
tanooga. From April to August 3,
1864 he was in command of the cavalry
corps of the army of the Potomac and
with his 10000 men was actively en-
ployed in the Wi derness and between il
and Richmond. On August 4th he was
appointed TO the command of the Army
of the Shenandoah, and on the
9TH to that of the military division. He
On November 9th, 1864, he was made
major general in the army From Feb.
ruary 9th to March Gath, 1865, he was
engaged in the raid from Winchester to
Petersburg. He was present at the ca
pitulation of General Lee. He was APP
pointed to the command of the military
division of the Southwest, June 18th;
of the department of the gulf, August
18th, 1886; of the fifth military district,
including Louisiana and Texas,
March II, 1867, and of the
department of the Missouri, with
headquarters at Fort LeavenwoItb,
September 18th. On March a. 1869, he
was made lieutenant general and assigned
to the command of the division of the
Missouri. Early in 1875 political dis
turbances threatening in Louisiana he
was stationed for few weeks in New
Orleans, and then returned to his COM
mand in Chicago. He was made general
of the army by special act of Congress
recently.
By virtue of his being senior major
general, Gen. Schofield Will assume com
mand of the army of the United States.
Congress may change matters, however,
by legislative action.