Lieutenant General Philip Henry Sheridan
(1831-1888)
United States Army
Accession number:
1891.03
Maker:
S. Jerome Uhl
(1842-1916)
Historical period:
ca. 1891
Miltary branch:
Army
Wars and Conflicts:
American Indian Wars, Civil War
Type:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
H x W: 30 in. / 25 in.
Acquisition date:
ca. 1891
Credit line:
Gift of the Sheridan family
Location:
Dining Room, First Floor
Provenance:
From ca. 1891: The Army and Navy Club, gift of the Sheridan family
Label:
General Sheridan was selected by General Ulysses S. Grant to command the Union cavalry after significant successes as an infantry division commander in the Western Theatre of the Civil War. As the cavalry commander, he breeched the defenses of Richmond, laid waste to the Shenandoah Valley, and ultimately applied the tactical pressure that forced General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House in 1865.
In later years, Sheridan fought in the Indian Wars of the Great Plains and was instrumental in the development and protection of Yellowstone National Park. In 1883, he was appointed General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army. In 1888, just before his death, he was appointed to the rank of General by President Grover Cleveland.