[General Philip Henry Sheridan, was born in merser, Ohio, 6th March, 1831. He nated at the Military Academy at West int in 1853, and served on frontier duty in Texas for nearly two years, in Oregon from 185 to 1861." At the commencement of the civil war he was apinted Quartermaster of the Army of youth-Western Missouri, and in April, 1862, Chief Quartermaster of the Western Department. In May, 1862, he was appointed Colonel of the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, was commissioned Brig.- General of Volunteers, 1st July, 1862, and, after a brief period, was put in command of the 11th Division of the Army of Ohio, He commanded a division in the Army of the Cumberland; and, at the battle of Stone River, 3ist December, 1862, saved the army from rout by his' stubborn resistance. For his gallant conduct he was promoted to be Major-General of Volunteers. In April, 1864, he was called to the Army of the Potomac by General Grant, put in command of the Cavalry Corps, and within the months of May, June, and July, besides protecting the flanks of the army was successfully engaged in eighteen distin ct, and reconnoitring the enemy's position, actions. On of August, 1864, he was put in command of the Army. of the
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