Colonel Henry Hastings Sibley

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Minnesota_Historical_Society
gptkbp:allegiance Union
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1816-02-20
gptkbp:birthPlace New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henry_Hastings_Sibley_Jr.
gptkbp:civicEngagement Community leader
gptkbp:commanded 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Sibley_House_Historic_Site
gptkbp:culturalImpact Sibley_House_as_a_historical_site
gptkbp:deathDate 1886-07-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Fort_Snelling
gptkb:Saint_Paul,_Minnesota
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:historicalRole Civil War officer
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First governor of Minnesota Territory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel Henry Hastings Sibley
gptkbp:influence Minnesota_statehood
gptkbp:influenced Minnesota_history
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Sibley_County,_Minnesota
gptkbp:militaryRank Colonel
Minnesota_Volunteers
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Leadership_during_the_Dakota_War_of_1862
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Sibley_Expedition
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:personalLife Married with children
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Fort_Snelling_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole Public servant
gptkbp:postWarCareer Land surveyor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Alexander_Ramsey
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:researchContribution Promoted_education_in_Minnesota.
gptkbp:role Military leader
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkb:Governor_of_Minnesota_Territory
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1839-1866
gptkbp:significantEvent Battle of Fort Ridgely
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Sibley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Samuel_Medary
gptkbp:termEnd 1859-01-01
gptkbp:termStart 1858-05-24