Rare! CIVIL War Union Major General Philip H. Sheridan 1864 Ward CDV Photo

  

CIVIL WAR UNION MAJOR GENERAL PHILIP H. SHERIDAN 1864 WARD CDV PHOTO. 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.

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. 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 of scorched earth tactics in the war. In 1865, his cavalry pursued Gen. Lee and was instrumental in forcing his surrender at Appomattox. PERIOD ID'd ON THE LOWER FRONT MOUNT.

PUBLISHER'S IMPRINT ON THE REVERSE. IMAGE FROM A STEEL ENGRAVING. SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST. DIMENSIONS: 2 3/8" x 3 7/8".

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