Excerpt from In Memoriam: General Philip Henry Sheridan, United States Army
Cadet U. S. Military Academy July 1, 1848; Brevet Second Lieutenant 1st U. S. Infantry July 1, 1853; Second Lieutenant 4th Infantry November 22, 1854; First Lieutenant March 1, 1861; Captain 13th Infantry May 14, 1861; vacated commission October 12, 1864.
Brigadier-General U. S. Army September 20, 1864; Major-General U. S. Army November 8, 1864, "for the personal gallantry, military skill, and just confidence in the courage and patriotism of his troops, displayed by him on the nineteenth day of October, at Cedar Run, whereby, under the blessing of Providence, his routed army was reorganized, a great national disaster averted, and a brilliant victory achieved over the rebels for the third time in pitched battles within thirty days."
The Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Resolved (joint resolution approved February 9, 1865), that the thanks of Congress are hereby tendered
"To Major-General P. H. Sheridan and the officers and soldiers under his command, for the gallantry, military skill, and courage displayed in the brilliant series of victories achieved by them in the valley of the Shenandoah, and especially for their services at Cedar Run on the nineteenth day of October, 1864, which retrieved the fortunes of the day and thus averted a great disaster."
Lieutenant-General U. S. Army March 4, 1869; vacated commission June 1, 1888.
General U. S. Army June 1, 1888.
Colonel 2d Michigan Cavalry May 25, 1862; discharged for promotion September 29, 1862.
Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers July 1, 1862; Major-General December 31, 1862; vacated commission in volunteer service November 8, 1864.
Elected May 6, 1868, in the Commandery of Pennsylvania. Class 1. Insignia 750.
Transferred to Commandery of Illinois May 1, 1879 Charter member.
Commander of the Commandery of Illinois May 8, 1879, to November 7, 1883.
Transferred to Commandery of District of Columbia October 20, 1886.
Commander-in-Chief of the Order October 20, 1886, to August 5, 1888.
Born March 6, 1831, at Albany, N. Y.
Died August 5, 1888, at Nonquitt, Mass.
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