Sheridan’s Ride

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"Sheridan’s Ride" is a famous American Civil War poem by Thomas Buchanan Read that celebrates General Philip Sheridan’s dramatic horseback dash to rally his troops at the Battle of Cedar Creek.

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instanceOf narrative poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
associatedWith Shenandoah Valley Campaigns ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
author Thomas Buchanan Read ⓘ
commemorates Union victory at Cedar Creek ⓘ
leadership of General Philip Sheridan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalImpact helped popularize the legend of Sheridan’s ride ⓘ
depictsConflict American Civil War ⓘ
describes Sheridan rallying retreating Union troops ⓘ
turning a near-defeat into a Union victory ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1864 ⓘ
genre patriotic poetry ⓘ
war poetry ⓘ
hasCharacter Philip Sheridan ⓘ
Union soldiers ⓘ
hasIllustrationTradition often illustrated with images of Sheridan on horseback ⓘ
hasNotableLine “Sheridan twenty miles away” ⓘ
“Up from the South at break of day” ⓘ
hasReception became one of the best-known American Civil War poems ⓘ
historicalBasis Battle of Cedar Creek, fought October 19, 1864 ⓘ
inspiredBy Philip Sheridan’s actual ride from Winchester on October 19, 1864 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm narrative ⓘ
literaryMovement American Civil War literature ⓘ
mainSubject Battle of Cedar Creek ⓘ
Philip Sheridan ⓘ
meter irregular meter ⓘ
originalPublicationMedium American newspaper ⓘ
periodOfWork 19th-century American literature ⓘ
portrays Union Army victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek ⓘ
portraysAnimal Philip Sheridan’s horse ⓘ
portraysAsHero Philip Sheridan ⓘ
portraysEvent Philip Sheridan’s ride from Winchester to the battlefield of Cedar Creek ⓘ
relatedWork Sheridan’s Ride (painting by Thomas Buchanan Read) ⓘ
linked to: Sheridan’s Ride
rhymeScheme rhymed verse ⓘ
settingPlace Cedar Creek, Virginia ⓘ
settingTime 1864 ⓘ
theme heroism ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ
morale and courage in battle ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ
usedAs Union propaganda piece during the American Civil War ⓘ

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Philip Sheridan → notableWork → Sheridan’s Ride ⓘ
Sheridan’s Ride → relatedWork → Sheridan’s Ride (painting by Thomas Buchanan Read) ⓘ
linked to: Sheridan’s Ride
Battle of Cedar Creek → associatedWith → Philip Sheridan’s poem-inspired legend “Sheridan’s Ride” ⓘ
linked to: Sheridan’s Ride
Thomas Buchanan Read → notableWork → Sheridan’s Ride ⓘ
Thomas Buchanan Read → knownFor → the poem "Sheridan’s Ride" ⓘ
linked to: Sheridan’s Ride
Cedar Creek, Virginia → associatedWith → Sheridan’s Ride ⓘ