This historic Civil War era cane is constructed of solid ivory, and is presentation inscribed to Union Army General Philip Sheridan. It has "GENERAL/SHERIDAN" around "U.S.A" neatly inscribed/enameled on the knob area of the grip, with an embossed shield on the side of the cane containing an inscribed flag with an upper section containing small cavalry crossed swords above a symbol containing an "S" (likely for his name, Sheridan) and a lower section representing Sheridan's Civil War battle flag with two stars. There are known painted images of General Sheridan at the Battle of Five Forks on April 1, 1865 carrying a battle flag that resembles the lower half of this one. The origin or date of the presentation of this cane have not been confirmed, although its age and features suggest it was likely sometime around the Civil War in the 1864-1865 time frame. Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831-August 5, 1888) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. He is noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with General-in-Chief Ulysses S. Grant, who would appoint Sheridan to the Eastern Theater to command the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac starting in April of 1864. His cavalry forces were instrumental in forcing the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at the Appomattox Courthouse in 1865. Sheridan continued to fight out west during the Indian Wars, and would contribute to the development of Yellowstone National Park. Sheridan was appointed General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army in 1883, and he was promoted to the General of the Army on June 1, 1888 only a few months prior to his death from heart failure. Includes consignor supplied generalized research scans. No other specific documentation accompanies lot.