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Gen. Sheridan. the herG OK Winchester,
the nations Idol, died at Nanquitt, Mass.
August 5. 1883, at 1890 O'Clock p. m.
There Lad been no unfavorable Fremont
tioEsap TO within an hour OF his de.
mise, and his sudden death was unexpect,
ed, at least IN the near future. He leaves
= wife, the daughter Of Gen.. Eacker, and
four small children. TRess WAS RE-.
ceised in Washington at q iate houf and
many we're the expressions Of sympathy,
for the General was universally loved by
all classes. With his death the rank Of
General Of the Army lapses, and the com.
mand u tie army falls upon q major gen.
eral.
Gen. Sheridan was born in Somerset
| Ohio. March 6, 1881. He was appointed
4 cadet at Westpoint ia 1s4s at the age
of seventeen. and graduated ia 1858. He
was Immediately assigned TO the infantry
branch oithe service serving two years in
Texas. and from 1885 to 1861 in Oregon.
At the commencement Of the civil war
be was appointed quartermaster Of the
Army Of Southwest Missouri, his rank be.
ing captain. May, 1862. the governor of
Michigan appointed him colonel Of the
Second Michigan cavalry, and July i,
1862, he Sas commissioned as brigadier.
general OF volunteers. At the battle oi
! Stone River. Dee. 81, 1862, he saved tho
army rom rout by his stubborn resist
ance 81 the enemy's onslaughts. For this
he WAS made major general. In the battle
OK Chickamauga. though swept oil the field
Nv the breaking oil the lines, he recover
ed himself and returned with his
/ command and some other troops
to the support Of Gen. Thomas.
in April, 1864, be was called By Gen.
Grant 20 the Army Of the Potomac and
nut in command OF the cavalry. The 4th
Of August he was put Ia command ofthe
Arng9of the Shenandoah. and soon alter
| 81 the Middle Military division, where he
succeeded in completely routing Gen. Early
for which he was made a brigadier general
in the regular army, and in November q
major general. He then made a detour
around Richmond, joining Gen. Grant at
City Point wbeace he started, March 70,
1865, to strike the final blow for the over
throw OF Lee'e army. He fought the bat.
tie Of Dinwiddie court House March 81,
Five Forks April 4. and compelled the sur.
render ~ Lee April 81. 1866.
In his military career Gen. Sheridan
passed through many ecenss Of daring and
danger. but the incident by which he gain.
ca greatest fame was his ride from Win.
chester. Gen. Sheridan. having beaten the
enemy at Fishers Hill ind put his atmy
ia q strong position. had gone TO Washing
ton on official business, leaving Gen.
Wright III command During his absence
tho Coniederates removed the attack and
the battle OF Cedar Creek was fought. from
wh0se field the Union forces were beaten
back. What followed ID thus described by
Tossing:
ssTshs whole asfns fell back To Middle
town. At this point there was yet too
much disorder to give hope Of the lorna.
ton 81 q strong line. 80 be fell back q mile
81 50 Futher and left Early ID possession 81
sMiddIetown. There the C0nlederates stop.
ned to plumber, eat and rest. when Wright
reformed his lines and TOOL Il position Tor
~fhopufpose III advancing upon the Toe or
mailing ali orderly retreat toward Wia-
chester.
At that critical moEaeht Sheridan APP
peafad upon the field He had returned.
lr0Fa washington "a slept at WiEehes1er
the night befnpg. He bad heard the boom.
5ne d cannon up Ia the valley early ~ the
laerning, but SUPPOSED L TO be Only
the noise 81 a nfere Reconnaissance.
After breakfast Re mounted his horse
and m05ea ieisuraly out 81 the city
routhward. Before he reached kernatown
BE met tbe van ii She fagitives from the
army, Who told him Il pstsops tale Of dis.
asfef. he immediately gaye orders ior
the e~Eaeattag train o. each side
olthe iNrAplke Then dirscfInB hia escort