Patrick H. Sheridan

Older brother of Civil War hero Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, 23-year-old Patrick Sheridan was the first of the six children of John and Mary Minah (Meenagh) Sheridan, and had been born on their second wedding anniversary and Mary's 27th birthday. He was not yet three years old in early 1831 when he emigrated from Ireland with his parents and younger sister Rosa, a baby who died on ship during the voyage. After debarking in Boston, the Sheridans lived for a brief time in Albany, New York, before settling in Somerset, Ohio, later in the year. In addition to Patrick, the family by that time included the newborn Philip, and in the years ahead, three more children: Mary, John, and Michael. Patrick and his siblings attended the local public school, and as their father's construction jobs often kept him away from home for long periods, the youngsters were responsible for much of the work on the family farm. Patrick died a few weeks after his brother Philip's suspension from West Point for a parade ground altercation, and more than a decade before his meteoric rise to fame. Unmarried at the time of his death, he was survived by his parents and four younger siblings. All have since been united here in Holy Trinity Cemetery with the exception of the infant Rosa, who was buried at sea, and Generals Philip and Michael Sheridan, who were interred in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.