Papers of Walter Scribner Schuyler, 1871-1932.
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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...
Schuyler, Walter Scribner, 1850-1932.
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Born in 1850, Walter S. Schuyler graduated from West Point and served with the United States Army in the trans-Mississippi West during the 1870s and 1880s, developing a close relationship with General George Crook. During and after the Spanish-American War, he saw duty in Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Cuba and also was assigned as a military observer in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War. After his retirement from the army in 1913, he devoted himself fully to the affairs of the Sierra-A...
Nickerson, Azor Hewitt.
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Crook, George, 1829-1890
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Crook was born to Thomas and Elizabeth Matthews Crook on a farm near Taylorsville, Montgomery County, Ohio (near Dayton). Nominated to the United States Military Academy by Congressman Robert Schenck, he graduated in 1852, ranking near the bottom of his class. He was assigned to the 4th U.S. infantry as brevet second lieutenant, serving in California, 1852–61. He served in Oregon and northern California, alternately protecting or fighting against several Native American tribes. He commanded t...
United States. Army
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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...