What type of details about philip sheridan can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: philip henry sheridan -lrb- march 6 , 1831 -- august 5 , 1888 -rrb- was a career united states army officer and a union general in the american civil war . his career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with general-in-chief ulysses s. grant , who transferred sheridan from command of an infantry division in the western theater to lead the cavalry corps of the army of the potomac in the east . in 1864 , he defeated confederate forces in the shenandoah valley and his destruction of the economic infrastructure of the valley , called '' the burning '' by residents , was one of the first uses of scorched earth tactics in the war . in 1865 , his cavalry pursued gen. robert e. lee and was instrumental in forcing his surrender at appomattox . sheridan fought in later years in the indian wars of the great plains . both as a soldier and private citizen , he was instrumental in the development and protection of yellowstone national park . in 1883 , sheridan was appointed general-in-chief of the u.s. army , and in 1888 he was promoted to the rank of general of the army during the term of president grover cleveland .
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