Colonel John B. Gordon

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Sons_of_Confederate_Veterans
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkb:United_Confederate_Veterans
gptkbp:birthDate February 6, 1832
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Upson_County,_Georgia,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery,_Atlanta,_Georgia
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Gordon
John_B._Gordon_Jr.
Ethel_Gordon
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:2nd_Corps,_Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkbp:deathDate January 9, 1904
gptkbp:depictedIn Film and literature
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Georgia
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Brown_Gordon
gptkbp:historicalRole Public speaker
Political leader
Military strategist
Advocate for veterans
Civil rights advocate
Reconstruction era politician
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Prominent_Confederate_leader
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel John B. Gordon
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Gordon's_Brigade
gptkb:Gordon_County,_Georgia
gptkb:Gordon_State_College
gptkbp:legislation Gordon's_Law
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Georgia_Brigade
6th Georgia Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:nickname The Gray Ghost
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
gptkbp:occupation politician
soldier
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:postWarCareer Governor_of_Georgia
U.S._Senator_from_Georgia
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellen_A._Gordon
gptkbp:termEnd 1882
gptkbp:termStart 1880
gptkbp:wrote Reminiscences of the Civil War