Approved Pension File for Irena R. Sheridan, Widow of Philip H. Sheridan, General of the Army, and Colonel of the 2nd Michigan Cavalry Regiment (XC-2662504)

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Approved Pension File for Irena R. Sheridan, Widow of Philip H. Sheridan, General of the Army, and Colonel of the 2nd Michigan Cavalry Regiment (XC-2662504)

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Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

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Sheridan claimed he was born in Albany in the State of New York, the third child of six of John and Mary Meenagh Sheridan, Irish Catholic immigrants from the parish of Killinkere in County Cavan, Ireland. He grew up in Somerset, Ohio. Fully grown, he reached only 165 cm (5 feet 5 inches) tall, a stature that led to the nickname, "Little Phil." Abraham Lincoln described his appearance in a famous anecdote: "A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough neck to hang him, an...