The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-11
SKETCH OF Ills LIFE.

Phillip Henry Sheridan was born in so
merset, Perry County, Ohio, March 6, 1851
itary Academy i'll 1913 and graduated in
1858, being assigned to the First Infantry
as brevet second lieutenant on July l OF
| that year. After II brief time spont in bar
racks he was ordered to Texas and thence
to the Pacific coast, serving in the terrific
RIGS of Washington and Oregon and having
command of the escort to the surveying ex-
pedition sent ont through that country by
! the government. In 1861 he was promoted
captain in tho Thirteenth Infantry and Civ
on command OF a body OF troops in service
states ho was, in December, 1861, assigned
to tho Army of Southwestern Missouri as
chief quartermaster which duty he per-
formed until May 25 whom he was appoint
ed colonel ofthe Second Michigan Cavalry.
! At Bonneville, in July, 1862, he was pro-
moted to the rank of brigader general of
Third Division of the Army of the Ohio,
| which he led into the battle of Perryviiie,
| Oct. s. Ilo distinguished himself by his
defense at Louisville and at. Stone River
| general of volunteers. In April, 1864, he
was assigned to the command Of the caval-
ry corps of the Army of the Potomac. In
Septein Der he attained the grade of briga-
dier general III the regular army and in
November of the same year promot ed
to major general. The cavalry branch of
the United States army under his able di-
! rection acquired an efficiency and gained a
| reputation such as it had never borne be-
fore. On Feb. 9, 1860, the thanks Of con-
greSS We're rendered to him for the galian-
try. military skill and courage displayed in
Il series of victories achieved by his army
i'll the valley OF tho Shenandoah, especially
III Cedar Run. In June, 1865, hc was pla-
ced in command Of the military division of
The southwest, of that OF the gulf, August,
1868, and of the Fifth military division
{Louisiana aid TeXas) March, 1867. In
September, 1867, he was transferred to the
department of Missouri. continuing in COM
mand until March 4, 1869, when he was pro-
noted lieutenant general and assigned to
command of The division of Missouri, with
headquarters at Chicago. During the po-
litical troubles i'll Louisiana, when the
Packard and Nichols administrations were
contcnding for supremacy in the state, a
federal force was sent to Now Orleans under
General Sherdah's command to quoil tho
troubles and to protect the federal property.
| When tho troops were Withdrawn by order
of President Hayes General Sheridan re-
Sumed his command of the division of tho
Missouri. Upon the retirement of General
+. w. Sherman for ago, Feb. 5, 1851, he
succeeded TO the command oflhc army with
headquarters at Washington. General
sherman, upon his accession to the cont
mand- -chIef, had been created general,
but General Sheridan, on assuming COM
mand, retained his rank of lieutenant gen
eral. = lon after he was attacked 10y tho
illness which has just terminated his career
4 bill was introduced in congress raising
him 30 The grade Of general and was passed
by that body ut tima when General Sher-
idhn's death was ntomoutariiy expected
Tho bill was signed at ouco 10y President
eveiand and General Sheridan accept ed
the commission on June |. From that
time his condition began to improve and
strong hopes for bis recovery wore onier-
| tanned. Early in July he was removed from
Washington om board tho United States
| steamer Swatara and af,cr short stops at
feweS and Fortress Monroe was taken to
| Nouqnitt, Mass, where he died.