Philip Henry Sheridan Sr.
Born: March 6, 1831
Birthplace: Albany, New York
Father: John Sheridan Sr. 1801 – 1875
(Buried: Holy Trinity Cemetery, Somerset, Ohio)
Mother: Mary Minah 1801 – 1888
(Buried: Holy Trinity Cemetery, Somerset, Ohio)
1st Wife: Elizabeth “Betsy” Dye 1833 – 1903
(Buried: Chenowith Cemetery, Underwood Heights, Washington)
Married: Claimed to be his wife
2nd Wife: Irene Rucker 1856 – 1938
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Married: June 3, 1875
Children:
Emma Sheridan Olney 1857 – 1886
Mary Sheridan 1876 – 1959
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Irene Sheridan 1877 – 1964
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Louise Sheridan 1877 – 1969
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Major Philip Henry Sheridan Jr. 1880 – 1918
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
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Education:
1853: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (34th in class)
Occupation before War:
1853 – 1854: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army Infantry
1854 – 1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army 4th Infantry Regiment
1861: 1st Lt. United States Army 4th Infantry Regiment
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1864: Captain United States Army, 13th Infantry Regiment
1861: President of Board for Auditing Claims in Saint Louis, Missouri
1861 – 1862: Chief Commissary of Army of Southwest Missouri
1862: Commissary at Major General Halleck’s Headquarters
1862: Served in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas
1862: Colonel of 2nd Michigan Cavalry Regiment
1862: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers
1862: Participated in the Battle of Booneville, Mississippi
1862: Division Commander at Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
1862: Participated in the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1862 – 1864: Major General Union Army Volunteers
1863: Participated in Tullahoma Campaign in Tennessee
1863: Helped break the Confederate line at Battle of Chattanooga
1864: Cavalry Commander at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
1864: Cavalry Commander at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
1864: Led raid that mortally wounded JEB Stuart at Yellow Tavern
1864: Cavalry Commander at Battle of Meadow Bridge, Virginia
1864: Cavalry Commander at Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia
1864: Cavalry Commander at Battle of Trevilian Station, Virginia
1864: Union Army Commander of Army of the Shenandoah
1864 – 1865: Commander of Middle Military Division
1864: Brigadier General in United States Army
1864: Union Army Commander at Battle of Opequon, Virginia
1864: Union Army Commander at Battle of Fisher’s Hill, Virginia
1864: Union Army Commander at Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia
1864 – 1869: Major General, United States Army
1865: Commander of Raid from Winchester to Petersburg, Virginia
1865: Commander at Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia
1865: Union Army Commander Battle of Five Forks, Virginia
1865: Served in the Appomattox Campaign in Virginia
1865: Commander of Raid on South Boston, North Carolina
1865: Commander of U.S. Army, Division of the Southwest
1865 – 1866: Commander of U.S. Army, Division of the Gulf
Occupation after War:
1864 – 1869: Major General United States Army
1865 – 1866: Commander of U.S. Army Division of the Gulf
1866 – 1867: Commander of U.S. Army Department of the Gulf
1867: US. Army Commander of Fifth Military District
1867 – 1869: U.S. Army Commander Department of the Missouri
1869 – 1888: Lt. General of United States Army
1869 – 1883: U.S. Army Commander Division of the Missouri
1883 - 1888: Commanding General of United States Army
1888: General of United States Army of United States
Died: August 5, 1888
Place of Death: Nonquitt, Massachusetts
Cause of Death: Heart Failure
Age at time of Death: 57 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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