General Philip Sheridan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Philip_Sheridan

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Medal_of_Honor Thanks of Congress
gptkbp:birthDate	1831-03-06
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Albany,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	heart failure
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Louise_Sheridan gptkb:Mary_Sheridan gptkb:Philip_Sheridan_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate	1888-08-05
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Nonquitt,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:education	gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:ethnicity	Irish-American
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Philip_Henry_Sheridan
gptkbp:graduationYear	1853
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	General Philip Sheridan
gptkbp:knownForQuote	The only good Indian is a dead Indian
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Sheridan_Road,_Chicago gptkb:Sheridan_Circle,_Washington,_D.C. Sheridan County, Kansas (named after him) Sheridan County, Montana (named after him) Sheridan County, Nebraska (named after him) Sheridan County, North Dakota (named after him) Sheridan County, Wyoming (named after him) Sheridan, Colorado (named after him) Sheridan, Indiana (named after him) Sheridan, Oregon (named after him) Sheridan, Wyoming (named after him) Statue in Chicago, Illinois Sheridan, Illinois (named after him)
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:Order_No._11_(1863) gptkb:Order_No._12_(1867)
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Shenandoah_Valley_Campaigns gptkb:Red_River_Campaign gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign gptkb:Battle_of_Trevilian_Station gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks gptkb:Battle_of_Yellow_Tavern gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek gptkb:Battle_of_Winchester
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Indian_Wars Union general in the American Civil War Campaigns in the Shenandoah Valley Cavalry operations in the Civil War Role in the Appomattox Campaign
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:John_Sheridan gptkb:Mary_Meenagh_Sheridan
gptkbp:portrait	gptkb:Mathew_Brady
gptkbp:postwarUse	gptkb:Commanding_General_of_the_United_States_Army Military governor of the Fifth Military District Oversaw Reconstruction in the South Supervised Yellowstone National Park protection
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman_(as_Commanding_General)
gptkbp:promotion	gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:General
gptkbp:serviceYears	1853–1888
gptkbp:signature	Philip Sheridan signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Irene_Rucker
gptkbp:successor	John Schofield (as Commanding General)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sheridan-Kalorama
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5