Major General Philip Sheridan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_of_Italy
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Eagle
gptkbp:birth_date 1831-03-06
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Albany,_New_York
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Philip_Sheridan_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Union_cavalry
gptkbp:death_date 1888-08-05
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Nonquitt,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Battle_of_Winchester
Civil War leadership
Post-war military reforms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Philip Sheridan
gptkbp:influenced Modern military strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:known_for Aggressive tactics
Post-war military leadership
Logistics and supply management
Rapid movement of troops
Effective use of cavalry
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Sheridan's_Ride
Advocacy for veterans' rights
Promotion of meritocracy in the military
Sheridan's cavalry tactics
Military reforms in the U. S. Army
gptkbp:nickname Little Phil
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Army_of_the_Shenandoah
gptkb:Department_of_the_Missouri
Division of the Gulf
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:service_years 1861-1884
gptkbp:spouse Martha Sheridan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_Crook
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Army_of_the_Shenandoah
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Morgan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5