DEATH OF GENERAL SHERIDAN.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 180, 9 August 1888, Page 2

DEATH OF GENERAL SHERIDAN.

Asotheb of the brave men who won renown in the great struggle in America between the Northern and Southern States has passed away. Next to his illustrious chief, Genera] Ulysses Grant, whom he did not long survive, General Sheridan was perhaps the most conspicuous person in the American Civil War. General Phillip Henry Sheridan was born in Somerset, Ohio, March 6, 1831. He graduated at the West Point Military Academy in 1853, and served on frontier duty in Texas for nearly two years, and in Oregon for seven years. After a brief period he was put in command of the 11th Division of the army of Ohio. He commanded a division in the army of Cumberland; and at the battle of Stone River, Deo. 81, 1863, saved the army from rout by his stubborn resistance. For his gallant conduct he was made a Major-General of Volunteers. In 1864 be commanded a cavalry corps and was successfully engaged in eighteen distinct actions. In 1864 he gained several successes over General Earjy, for which he was made a Brigadier-General of the United States Army, and shortly afterwards was made Major-General. He joined General Grant’s army at City Point, whence he started, March 2t>, 188 S, to strike the final blow for the overthrow of General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. He fought the battle of Dinwiddia Court House, March 81, and that of Five Forks, which necessitated Lee’s evacuation of Richmond and Petersburg, April 1, and as the Army of Northern Virginia fled, he constantly attacked and harrassed them, and compelled their surrender at Appotomax Court House, April 6, 1883. He afterwards commanded several Divisions of the Army and jn 1869 was made Lieut.-Gen-eral. On the retirement of General Sherman (Feb., 1884) General Sheridan succeeded to the command of the Army, with headquarters at