Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-08-15
MRS. SHERIDAN.


General. There are now three Ms1Or>
Generals, Schofeld, Howard and Crook
General Schofie!d being the ranking or SEN
ior appointment.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
General Philip Henry Sheridan was born N
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 1851.
On the outbreak OF the civil war he was ap-
pointed ,Quartermaster Of, the Army of
Southwestern Missouri, and In April 1856,
Chief Quartermaster OF the Western depart
ment. In May, 1852, he was appointed Colonel
Of the Second Michigan Volunteer Cavalry;
was commissioned c3rigadier-Generalo Of Volun-
teers July l, 1853, and, stter q brief period,
was put in command Of the Eleventh Division
Of tho Army OF the Ohio. He commanded q
division in the Army of the Cumberland, and
at the battle OF Stone River, December 81, 156aI
saved the army from rout by his stubborn 70.
sistance. For his gallant conduct he was
promoted to be Major General OF Volunteers.
In April, 1854, he was called to. the Army Of
the Potomac by General Grant, put in COM
mand OF tho cavalry corps, and within the
months of May, June and July. besides pro-
tectng the TANKS Of the army and reconnoiter.
ing the enemys 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 Brigadier.
General Of the United States Army, and in
November following was made Major General.
He joined General Grants army at City
Point, whence he started March IS, 1861
to strike the Anal blow for tho over.
throw Of General Lee 8 Army OF Northern Vir-
gnia Tfe fought the battle OF Dinwiddie
Courthouse, March 81, and that OF Five
Forks, which necessiIated Lees evacuation OF
Richmond and Petersburg, April !, and al
the Army OF Northern Virginia fed he con.
stantly attacked and harassed them, and
compelled their surrender ut Appomattox
Courthouse, April ., 1868. He was assigned
Southwest June II. 1865. Under q new reorgan-
ization Of the military districts and depart
ments he was assigned to the department
OF the gulf, August IL. 1866, and in March, 1857,
to Firth military district Louisiana and
Texas). President johnson being displeased
with his administration transferred him. Sep
teraber II, 1867, to the department OF the Mis-
souri,, where he continued until March, 1855,
when, by the promotion Of Sherman, he be-
came Lieutenant-Ge General, and assumed COM
mand of the Western and Southern military
divisions with his headquarters ut Chicago.
On the retirement of General Sherman Deb
ruary, 1884, General Sheridan succeeded to
LuS COmulauO VI tu0 army VIII ue6uQushrlcIS
at Washington, where resided. During the
forepart OF his last illness the rank
OF General of TIE 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 le with all the honogs possible
for the Governments to confer upon him. Tho
plan was successful since President Cleve'
land, within . few hours after the passage OF
the BILL sent in the name of the distinguished
soldier and the Senate promptly confirmed
him.