Sheridan, West Virginia

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Sheridan is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [1]

Lincoln County, West Virginia county in West Virginia, United States

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History

A post office called Sheridan was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1947. [2] The community was named after Philip Sheridan, a Union general in the American Civil War. [3]

Philip Sheridan United States Army general

Philip Henry Sheridan 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 General-in-chief Ulysses S. 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 under General Jubal Early 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. Robert E. Lee and was instrumental in forcing his surrender at Appomattox.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sheridan, West Virginia
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 573.

Coordinates: 38°14′25″N82°11′55″W / 38.24028°N 82.19861°W / 38.24028; -82.19861

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