Major General Philip Sheridan

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor
gptkbp:birthDate March 6, 1831
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Albany,_New_York
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Red_River_Campaign
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Shenandoah
Battle of Winchester
Battle of Five Forks
gptkbp:children 5
gptkbp:deathDate August 5, 1888
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Nonquitt,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famousFor Civil War leadership
Post-war military reforms
Indian_Wars_involvement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Philip Sheridan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Sheridan's_Cavalry
gptkb:Sheridan's_Valley_Campaign
gptkb:Sheridan's_Ride
Advocacy_for_the_rights_of_Native_Americans
Military_strategies_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Little_Phil
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Army_of_the_Shenandoah
gptkb:Military_Division_of_the_Mississippi
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer gptkb:Commissioner_of_the_General_Land_Office
gptkb:Commanding_General_of_the_U.S._Army
gptkb:Superintendent_of_the_U.S._Military_Academy
gptkb:Inspector_General_of_the_Army
President_of_the_Board_of_Indian_Commissioners
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:George_H._Thomas
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861–1884
gptkbp:signature Philip_Sheridan's_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_Sheridan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Schofield