Brigadier General John W. McClernand

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Illinois_State_Legislature
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Mexican_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1812-05-30
gptkbp:burialPlace Oak Hill Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_McClernand
gptkb:George_McClernand
gptkb:John_McClernand_Jr.
gptkb:William_McClernand
gptkb:Charles_McClernand
gptkbp:commanded 13th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
13th Corps
gptkbp:deathDate 1900-09-15
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General John W. McClernand
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Vicksburg
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Arkansas_Post
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Chickasaw_Bayou
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Jackson
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Fort Donelson
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Big Black River Bridge
Battle of Champion Hill
Battle of Port Gibson
Battle of Pea Ridge
Battle of Fort Henry
gptkbp:occupation lawyer
politician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Illinois_Secretary_of_State
Illinois_State_Senator
U.S._Congressman
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Major_General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1864
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_McClernand
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Major_General_William_T._Sherman