Philip H. Sheridan on horseback illustration   Save
Philip H. Sheridan Collection
Description: Reproduction of Philip Sheridan on horseback on the cover of Harper's Weekly. Caption reads: "Phil Sheridan's Ride to the Front October 19, 1864." Drawing by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly November 5, 1864, Page 705. Sheridan (1831-1888) was born to Irish immigrants John and Mary Sheridan, who settled in Somerset, Ohio. As a young man, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. When the Civil War broke out, Sheridan was a captain in the army; by the end of the war, he had been promoted to major general. Just before his death he became the fourth man to receive the rank of full general, following George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman. Over the course of his career he held numerous important positions, including Commander of the Army of the Shenandoah, military governor of Texas and Louisiana, and commander in chief of the U.S. Army. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC2855_04_01
Subjects: Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military officers; Harper's Weekly
Places: Somerset (Ohio); Perry County (Ohio)