Home › Authors › Philip Henry Sheridan Philip Henry Sheridan 1 book Biography Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. Books by Philip Henry Sheridan Report of an exploration of pa Report of an exploration of parts of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, in August and September, 1882, with the itinerary of J.F. Gregory, and a geological and botanical report 1882