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United States Army general (1831–1888)

"General Sheridan" redirects here.

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Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831^[a] – August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Uniongeneral in the American Civil War.

His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with General-in-chiefUlysses 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 under General Jubal Early 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 Courthouse.

In his later years, Sheridan fought in t