Philip Henry Sheridan

Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888), United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War, original 1800s Carte-de-visite photograph. Published by E. & H.T. Anthony of New York from a Mathew Brady negative.

Sheridan is noted for his rapid rise to Major General and his close association with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. In 1864, he defeated Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley and his destruction of the economic infrastructure of the Valley, called "The Burning" by residents, was one of the first uses ofscorched earth tactics in the war. In 1865, his cavalry pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee and was instrumental in forcing his surrender at Appomattox.

Approximately 2.5 x 4 inches in size, this Carte-de-visite photograph is in good condition, aside from a slight touch of expected aging.