Philip Sheridan fought on the side of the Union in the American Civil War.
General Philip Henry Sheridan
Philip Sheridan maried Irene Rucker Sheridan.
Philip Sheridan's middle name is Henry.
Philip Sheridan was born on March 6, 1831.
Philip Sheridan was born on March 6, 1831.
Philip Sheridan has written: 'Johnny on the spot'
Philip Henry Sheridan had two siblings: Mary Sheridan, who was his younger sister, and John Sheridan, who was his younger brother.
Philip Henry Sheridan was born on March 6, 1831.
He had 5 siblings
Philip Sheridan employed total war strategies during the American Civil War, particularly in the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1864. He aimed to destroy not only Confederate military forces but also the economic resources that supported them, including farms, livestock, and supplies. Sheridan's tactics involved systematic devastation of the valley, which he believed would undermine Confederate morale and capacity to wage war. His approach exemplified the Union's broader strategy of total war, seeking to bring the conflict to a swift conclusion by breaking the will of the Southern population.
Philip Sheridan was General-in-Chief of the Army after Sherman, who succeeded Grant. During the Civil War, Sheridan was a remarkable cavalry officer, the first notable one on the Federal side who could rank with the Confederate's many brilliant cavalry officers (Jeb Stuart, N. B. Forrest, and others). It was really Sheridan more than anyone else who brought the war to a close during its final months. By destroying the cavalry of Jubal Early and burning the crops in the Shenandoah Valley, he broke the Confederate hold on west-central Virginia. In the final days before Appomattox, he seized the Confederate supply reserves and prevented General Lee's army from either heading south to meet their allies in North Carolina (General Johnston's army) or reaching the Confederate food stockpiles in Lynchburg. Without Sheridan, the war in this region might have gone on another few months.
Yes he was married