General Philip H. Sheridan Camp #2, Aurora, IL

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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. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with Lt. Gen. 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 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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Meeting Location: 

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GAR Memorial Hall and Museum

23 E Downer Pl

Aurora, IL 60505

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Meeting Time/Days

Monthly at 7:00 pm on the 2nd Thursday.

Day,time, and location subject to change and determined at prior meeting. Contact camp secretary for next meeting date.