Sheridan
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Sheridan
Sort Name:
Sheridan, General Philip
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Middle Class
Rank:
Peripheral
Vitality:
Dead
Occupation:
Armed Forces
Specific Job:
Union General
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Sunday, March 6, 1831
Cause of Death:
Disease
Biography:
After serving in the Civil War's western theater, the Union general Philip Sheridan came east when Ulysses S. Grant appointed him to command the cavalry forces in the Army of the Potomac. What Gumbault tells Pearson about how "Sheridan's calvary blocked the road from Appomattox to the Valley" at the very end of the war is accurate (54).
Note:
Mr. Gombault mentions to Mr. Pearson, the draft board investigator, that Old Anse stayed in the war until "Sheridan's calvary blocked the road from Appomattox to the Valley" (54), thus underscoring the family's long tradition of military duty.
Ontological Status:
Historical/Real
Individual or Group:
Individual
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