We took away their country and their means of support, broke up their mode of living, their habits of life, introduced disease and decay among them and it was for this and against this they made war. Could anyone expect less?
Philip Henry Sheridan Quotes
The only good Indian is a dead Indian.
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| Birth: | 6th March, 1831 |
| Death: | 5th August, 1888 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Army Officer |
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Philip Henry Sheridan was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who transferred Sheridan from command of an infantry division in the Western Theater to lead the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac in the East.
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