Philip Sheridan USA
General
March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888
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Phil Sheridan
Maj. Gen. Phil Sheridan (Library of Congress)
Philip Henry Sheridan was once described by Abraham Lincoln as “A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough neck to hang him, and such long arms that if his ankles itch he can scratch them without stooping.” Still, “Little Phil” rose to tremendous power and fame before his untimely death of a heart attack at age 57.
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He is most famous for his destruction of the Shenandoah Valley in 1864, called “The Burning” by its residents. He was also the subject of an extremely popular poem entitled “Sheridan’s Ride”, in which he (and his famous horse, Rienzi) save the day by arriving just in time for the Battle of Cedar Creek.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/phillip-sheridan.html
