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What do you see?Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. Reproduction Number LC-USZ62-39949
What is happening?
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. Reproduction NumberLC-USZ62-115202
Is this picture related to the others?
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. Reproduction Number LC-USZC4-1964
Who in the world is
Philip Sheridan?
And why is our school
named after him?
Based on the historical music you hear, what war was Philip Sheridan
involved in?
Civil WarWorld War IWorld War IIVietnam War
Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Washington, D.C CALL NUMBER Berliner 177 YY
What do we know about the
Civil War?
Who in the world is Philip Sheridan?
• In this lesson we will learn about the life of Philip Sheridan.
• We will use primary sources from the Library of Congress website to better understand the life of this famous Civil War officer.
• We will hypothesize as to why our school was named after Philip Sheridan.
Young Philip SheridanHe was born March 6, 1831. His birthplace is uncertain.
Maps courtesy of www.theodora.com/maps used with permission"
Young Philip Sheridan
Sheridan was appointed to West Point Academy in March of 1848. Math was his most challenging subject.
He graduated to in July of 1853 in the bottom third of his class as a 2nd lieutenant.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C Reproduction Number LC-D4-500700
What was Sheridan’s new job responsibility?
March 1864Appointed as Chief of Calvary
Use the photograph to determine what famous American met with Sheridan to discuss the Union Army’s progress?
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C Reproduction Number - LC USZ62-107179
Who is the author and what is the purpose of this letter?
The Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916.
Executive Mansion,Washington, Oct 22, 1864
Major General SheridanWith great pleasure I
tender to you, and your brave army, the thanks of the nation, and my own personal admiration and gratitude for the month's operations, in the Shenandoah Valley; and especially for the splendid work of October 19, 1864.
Your Obt ServtAbraham Lincoln.
Major General Sheridan’s Grand Victory March
This six page piano march was composed by E. Mack in 1864.
Historic American Sheet Music, "I'm goin' to fight my way right back to Carolina", Music B-633, Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
A Horse With Two Names•Rienzi was a magnificent horse given as a gift to Sheridan.
•Rienzi carried Sheridan from Winchester, VA to a major battle in the Shenandoah Valley. The horse was renamed Winchester in honor of the victory.
•Winchester was a major part of Abraham Lincoln’s political campaign for a 2nd term as president.
The legend of Winchester lives on in the Smithsonian Institute and In the poem “Sheridan’s Ride.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C Reproduction Number LC-H813-S07-050 DLC
Yellowstone National Park•Sheridan was instrumental both as a soldier and private citizen in the development and protection of our country’s first national park, Yellowstone.
•Mt. Sheridan, in Yellowstone National Park, was named for Philip Sheridan by Captain John W. Barlow in 1871.
Mt. Sheridan from Heart Lake Geyeser Basin- www.geocities.com- June 21,2006
The Great Chicago Fire
• Sheridan was charged with maintaining order after the great Chicago Fire.
• He brought troops into the city to stop looters and directed fire fighting and reconstruction.
Artist's rendering of the fire, by John R Chapin, originally printed in Harper's Weekly
Sheridan’s Family Life
Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0003451. Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society. DN-0077384
Philip Sheridan was married to Irene Rucker from 1875 until his death in 1888.
They had four children
•Mary
•Irene and Louise (twin girls)
•Philip Henry Jr.
They lived in a house in Washington D.C. given to them by Chicago citizens in appreciation for Sheridan’s protection of the city after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.
“I would rather be the widow of Phil Sheridan than the wife of any man
living.” Irene Sheridan
Major General Philip Sheridan1831-1888
In Memory of Philip Sheridan
M551 Sheridan Tank-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M551_Sheridan- June22,2006, Fort Sheridan water tower and barracks complex-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Sheridan%2C_Illinois- June
22,2006, US Treasury Note-1890-http://www.frbsf.org/currency/metal/treasury/644.html- June22,2006, Sheridan School-Bloomington, IL- http://www.district87.org/sheridan/- June 22,2006