Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-06

the Military Academy at West Point in
1858, and served on frontier duty in
Texas for nearly two wears. and in Ore
gon from 1855 to 1861. When the war
broke out he was appointed Quartermas-
ter of the Army of Southwestern Mis-
souri,, and in April, 1862, Chief Quar-
termaster of the Western Depart
ment. In May, 1862, he was
appointed Colonel Of the Second Michi-
gan Volunteer Cavalry, was commits
stoned Brigadier. General of Volunteers
July l, 1862, and after brief period was
put in command of the Eleventh Division
OF the Army of the Ohio. He command.
ed division in the Army OF the Cum
berland, and at the battle of Stone river
December 81, 1862, saved the army from,
rout by his stubborn resistance. 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
command of the Cavalry Corps, and with
in the months of May, June and July, be-
sides protecting the fianks of the army and
reconnoitering the enemy's position, was
successfully engaged in eighteen distinct
actions. On the 4th of August, 1894, he
was put in command of the Army of the
Shenandoah, and soon after of the Mid
die Military Division, where he gained
several successes over General Early.
For this he was made a Brigadier- Cen
eral of the United States Army, and in
November following was made Major
General He joined General Grants
army at City Point, from whence he
started March 25, 1865, to strike the
final blow for the overthrow of General
Lees Army of Northern Virginia. He
fought the battle of Dinwiddle Court
House, March 3lst, and that of Five
Forks, which necessitated Lees
evacuation OF Richmond and Pc
tersburg, April 1st, and as the
Army of Northern Virginia fled, he con-
stantly attacked and harassed them and
compelled their surrender at Appomat-
toX Court House, April 9, 1865 He was
assigned to the command of the Military
Division Of the Southwest June Sd, and
of that of the Gulf June II, 1865. Under
new reorganization of the military dis
tricts and departments, he was assigned
to the Department of the Gulf, August
| Is, 1866, and in March, 1867, to the De-
partment of the Missouri, where he con-
tinued until March, 1869. By the pro-
motion of Sherman he became Lieuten-
ant-General, and assumed command of
the Western and Southwestern Military
divisions, with his headquarters at
Chicago.
On the retirement Of General Sherman,
Sheridan succeeded to the general COM
mand of the U. s. Army in February
1884, with the rank of Lieutenant GEN
eral. The rank of General, it will be
remembered, was revived and conferred
upon him by special act Of Congress,
signed by President Cleveland, during
the first crisis Of his fatal illness. Sheri-
dams famous ride from Winchester is too
we'll known to demand special comment.
1t is crystallized in song and immortal
lied in story; but it has been rather
severely criticised by military experts.
The history Of his late illness need not
be recounted, as it was faithfully reported
during the progress of the disease
through our Associated Press dispatches.
By this mornings dispatches it will be
known that Philip Henry Sheridan died
at Nonquitt, Mass, Sunday evening,
August 5, 1883, in the 5Sth year of his
age -TEDITOR