Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888), American soldier, was noted for his part in the 1864-1865 Virginia campaigns of the Civil War. Philip H. Sheridan was born in Albany, N.Y., on March 6, 1831, the son of Irish immigrant parents who soon moved to...

Born March 6, 1831 Albany, New York Died August 5, 1888 Nosquitt, Massachusetts Union cavalry general Led successful Shenandoah Campaign in 1864 and won Battle of Five Forks in April 1865, which ultimately resulted in General Lee's surrender at...

Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant,...

Byline: David Milstead, Rocky Mountain News Intellectual property? Patent attorney? The first guess might be that Philip H. Sheridan was a dry, dour man. Nothing could be further from the truth for Mr. Sheridan, who died Dec. 10 in Denver from...

Byline: Diana Dretske It's not often that a United States army post is named for a living leader. Even less often does the living leader name the post for himself. In fact, the latter has only occurred once in U.S. history, when...