Brigadier General Wesley Merritt

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Spanish_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1834-06-16
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkb:Arlington,_Virginia
gptkbp:children gptkb:Wesley_Merritt_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Department_of_the_East
gptkb:Cavalry_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Spanish–_American_War
gptkbp:death_date 1910-12-03
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General Wesley Merritt
gptkbp:influenced Military tactics in cavalry warfare
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkbp:known_for Leadership in cavalry operations
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_General
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:1st_Cavalry_Division
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_C._Bates
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Philippine-American_War
Civil War battles
Cavalry tactics
American military history
Spanish-American War battles
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1861-1900
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Merritt
gptkbp:successor James F. Smith
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cavalry_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6