Biography general major philip sheridan short

Like Patrick Cleburne, Sheridan rose very quickly in rank. In the fall of , Sheridan was a staff officer for Maj. Henry Halleck. He later became quartermaster general in the Army of Southwest Missouri. With the help of influential friends he was appointed Colonel of the 2nd Michigan Cavalry in May, His first battle, Booneville, MS, impressed Brig.

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William S. Rosecrans so much that he himself was promoted to Brigadier General. After Stones River he was promoted to Major General. When Ulysses S. This moved him from the Western Theater to the Eastern Theater of operations. His men were sent on a strategic raiding mission toward Richmond in May