Why is Philip Sheridan famous?
Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-88) was an aggressive Union general during the American Civil War (1861-65). … Sheridan’s successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign in 1864 crushed Confederate General Jubal Early’s cavalry while destroying much of the South’s food supply. What battles did Philip Sheridan fight in the Civil War? Sheridan in the Overland Campaign. Sheridan’s Richmond Raid,…