Sheridan, Philip Henry

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• Sheridan,Philip Henry — Sher·i·dan (shĕrʹĭ dn), Philip Henry. 1831 1888. American Union general. Active in the Chattanooga (1863) and Wilderness (1864) campaigns, he routed Confederate forces at the Battle of Five Forks (1865). * * * …   Universalium

• SHERIDAN, PHILIP HENRY —    a distinguished American general, born, of Irish parentage, in Albany, New York; obtained a cadetship at West Point Military Academy, and entered the army as a second lieutenant in 1853; served in Texas and during the Civil War; won rapid… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Philip Henry Sheridan — Philip Sheridan Major général Philip Sheridan Philip Henry Sheridan (6 mars 1831 5 août 1888) est un officier de carrière de l armée américaine et général dans l Armée de l Union …   Wikipédia en Français

• Philip Henry Sheridan —     Philip Henry Sheridan     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Philip Henry Sheridan     Born at Albany, N.Y., U.S.A., 6 March, 1831; died at Nonquitt, Mass, 5 August, 1888. His family were among the Catholic pioneers who moved to Somerset, Ohio, during …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Philip Henry Sheridan — [Philip Henry Sheridan] (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 …   Useful english dictionary

• Philip Henry Sheridan — Generalmajor Philip Henry Sheridan Philip Henry Sheridan (* 6. März 1831 in Albany, New York; † 5. August 1888 in Nonquitt, Massachusetts) war Offizier der United States Army und Oberbefehlshaber des Hee …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Sheridan, Philip H. — ▪ United States general in full  Philip Henry Sheridan   born March 6, 1831, Albany, N.Y., U.S.? died Aug. 5, 1888, Nonquitt, Mass.  highly successful U.S. cavalry officer whose driving military leadership in the last year of the American Civil… …   Universalium

• Philip Henry Sheridan — ➡ Sheridan (I) * * * …   Universalium

• Philip Sheridan — Philip Henry Sheridan …   Wikipedia

• Philip H. Sheridan — Philip Sheridan Major général Philip Sheridan Philip Henry Sheridan (6 mars 1831 5 août 1888) est un officier de carrière de l armée américaine et général dans l Armée de l Union …   Wikipédia en Français