Brigadier General Edwin V. Sumner

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac's_Reserve_Corps
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
Civil War history
Union victory strategies
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac_Medal
gptkb:Mexican_War_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1797-01-30
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Oak_Hill_Cemetery,_Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edwin_V._Sumner_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:II_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:death_date 1863-03-21
gptkbp:education gptkb:Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General Edwin V. Sumner
gptkbp:influenced military tactics in the Civil War
gptkbp:influenced_by West Point education
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Bull_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_South_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Manassas
gptkb:Battle_of_Chantilly
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
Battle of Fredericksburg Heights
gptkbp:known_for leadership in major battles
gptkbp:legacy contributions to military strategy
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Old_Man
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkbp:notable_character Union commander during the Civil War
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Major_General_George_B._Mc_Clellan
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 1819-1863
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Sumner
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Major_General_John_Sedgwick