Brigadier General John W. Geary

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1819-12-30
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mount_Moriah_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Geary_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:2nd_Brigade,_1st_Division,_V_Corps
gptkb:1st_Pennsylvania_Reserve_Regiment
gptkbp:deathDate 1873-02-08
gptkbp:education gptkb:Jefferson_College
gptkbp:governs gptkb:Kansas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General John W. Geary
gptkbp:legacy Geary's_Brigade_during_the_Civil_War
Geary_Boulevard_in_San_Francisco_named_after_him
Geary_County,_Kansas_established_in_1855
Geary_County,_Kansas_named_after_him
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
gptkbp:notableFeature Union_Army_officer
Governor_of_Kansas
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:U.S._Commissioner_of_the_General_Land_Office
Businessman
Civil engineer
Public official
Mayor_of_San_Francisco
Railroad_executive
U.S._Marshal_for_the_District_of_California
U.S._Surveyor_General_for_California
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Geary