Philip Henry Sheridan
/ˌfɪlɪp ˌhenri ˈʃerɪdən/
/ˌfɪlɪp ˌhenri ˈʃerɪdən/
- (1831-1888) a US military leader in the Civil War. General Sheridan commanded the Army of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and defeated the Confederate army there in 1864. He later forced the army of General Robert E Lee to surrender near Appomattox Court House (1865).
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Philip Henry Sheridan