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Colonel Benjamin Grierson
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Colonel_Benjamin_Grierson
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awards
Thanks of Congress
gptkbp:birthDate
July 8, 1826
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace
gptkb:Springfield_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children
gptkb:George_Grierson
gptkb:Edith_Grierson
gptkb:Robert_Kirk_Grierson
gptkbp:commanded
gptkb:10th_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:6th_Illinois_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkbp:deathDate
August 31, 1911
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:Omena,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:education
public schools in Youngstown, Ohio
gptkbp:ethnicity
gptkb:White_American
gptkbp:fullName
gptkb:Benjamin_Henry_Grierson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Colonel Benjamin Grierson
gptkbp:militaryBranch
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank
Brigadier General
Colonel
gptkbp:notableEvent
helped organize Buffalo Soldiers
led Grierson's Raid in 1863
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:Grierson's_Raid
commanding the 10th Cavalry Regiment (Buffalo Soldiers)
gptkbp:occupation
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent
gptkb:George_Grierson
gptkb:Edith_Grierson
gptkb:Robert_Kirk_Grierson
gptkbp:prewarOccupation
gptkb:music_educator
bandleader
gptkbp:servedIn
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkbp:spouse
gptkb:Alice_Kirk_Grierson
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:10th_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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