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Philip H.   Sheridan was major figure in the military history of the United States in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Major General Phillip H. Sheridan (Photo courtesy of the National Archives)
Sheridan was born on March 6, 1831, in Albany, New York. His parents had immigrated to the United States in [...]

In 1864, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Wildes of the 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry refused to burn the town of Dayton, Virginia, a Mennonite community, despite orders to do so from General Phil Sheridan. Although threatened with court-martial, Lieutenant Colonel Wildes refused to carry out the order until it was countermanded. A monument [...]