Brigadier General Edward Kirby Smith

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brigadier_General_Edward_Kirby_Smith

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_Richmond
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Confederate_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birth_date	May 16, 1824
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:burial_place	gptkb:Metairie_Cemetery
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Edward_Kirby_Smith_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Trans-Mississippi_Department
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:death_date	March 28, 1893
gptkbp:death_place	gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana,_United_States
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Academy
gptkbp:fought_in	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Station gptkb:Battle_of_Sailor's_Creek gptkb:Battle_of_Sayler's_Creek
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Brigadier General Edward Kirby Smith
gptkbp:influence	Post-war Southern politics
gptkbp:known_for	Leadership during the Civil War
gptkbp:legacy	Controversial figure in Civil War history
gptkbp:military_branch	gptkb:1st_Florida_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Kirby
gptkbp:notable_character	Commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:John_B._Magruder
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:retirement_year	Educator and writer
gptkbp:service_branch	gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years	1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse	Mary Ann Smith
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Earl_Van_Dorn