Brigadier General James G. Blunt

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Brigadier General
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Kansas_State_Historical_Society
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor
gptkbp:battle Battle of Pea Ridge
Battle of Prairie Grove
Battle of Wilson's Creek
Battle of Little Rock
gptkbp:birthDate 1826-03-21
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Topeka_Cemetery
gptkbp:children James_Blunt_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Kansas_Brigade
1st Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment
2nd Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
gptkbp:deathDate 1881-12-27
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General James G. Blunt
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:knownFor Military strategy
Post-war political career
Leadership_in_the_Civil_War
Advocacy_for_Kansas
gptkbp:legacy Military reforms
Civil rights advocacy
Historical recognition
Influence_on_Kansas_politics
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname The Blunt
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:District_of_Kansas
gptkbp:occupation Military officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Kansas
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:services gptkb:US_Army_1861
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Blunt