. Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... . in. GENEEAL PHILIP H. SHERIDAN. General Philip II. Sheridan, born at Albany, N. Y., in 1831, died in Nonquitt, Mass., August 5th, 1888, was a graduate of United states MilitaryAcademy at West Point; served in the Civil War. 1801-65 ; from army in Southwest Missouri was transferred to Army of the Cumberland; and forhis successful operations at the battle of Murfreesborough was made major general of Volunteers ; in the spring of 1864 took command of the cavalrycorps of the Army of the Potomac; was in the battle of the Wilderness ; and
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. Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... . in. GENEEAL PHILIP H. SHERIDAN. General Philip II. Sheridan, born at Albany, N. Y., in 1831, died in Nonquitt, Mass., August 5th, 1888, was a graduate of United states MilitaryAcademy at West Point; served in the Civil War. 1801-65 ; from army in Southwest Missouri was transferred to Army of the Cumberland; and forhis successful operations at the battle of Murfreesborough was made major general of Volunteers ; in the spring of 1864 took command of the cavalrycorps of the Army of the Potomac; was in the battle of the Wilderness ; and in the fall of 1864 was made major general ; in the spring of 1865, through his successful operations at the battle of Five Forks, and others, the Confederates were compelled to abandon Petersburg and Richmond ;present at the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox, April Sith, 1865. In 1869 he was made lieutenant general, and assigned to the commandcf the Missouri Division, with headquarters at Chicago. 113