Colonel Josiah Snelling

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:awards War of 1812 Service Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1782-01-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:children gptkb:Josiah_Snelling_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Fort_Snelling
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Fort_Snelling
gptkbp:contribution Development of military strategy in the region
gptkbp:deathDate 1828-09-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Fort_Snelling,_Minnesota
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Josiah_Snelling_Jr.
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:historicalImpact Military_presence_in_Minnesota
gptkbp:historicalRole Military_leader_in_early_Minnesota
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneer_in_military_fortification
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel Josiah Snelling
gptkbp:influenced Military_infrastructure_in_Minnesota
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:influenceOn Military_architecture_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Establishment_of_Minnesota_Territory
gptkbp:knownFor Establishing_Fort_Snelling
gptkbp:legacy Fort_Snelling_named_after_him
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Army
Colonel
War of 1812
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname None known
gptkbp:notableEvent Founding_of_Fort_Snelling
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Fort_Snelling
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Fort_Snelling_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:predecessor None known
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:region Upper_Midwest
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fort_Snelling
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Indian_Wars
Fort_commander
Various_U.S._Presidents
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:services gptkb:Minnesota_Territory
gptkbp:serviceYears 1800-1828
gptkbp:significantEvent Construction of Fort Snelling
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Snelling
gptkbp:successor None known
gptkbp:yearsActive 1800-1828