Colonel Samuel D. Sturgis

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Colonel_Samuel_D._Sturgis
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1822-05-01
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkb:Arlington,_Virginia
gptkbp:children Samuel D. Sturgis Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:death_date 1889-09-24
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel Samuel D. Sturgis
gptkbp:influence_on Cavalry warfare
gptkbp:influenced Cavalry tactics
gptkbp:known_for Leadership in cavalry operations
gptkbp:legacy Sturgis' Brigade
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:1st_U._S._Cavalry_Regiment
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Memphis
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Pillow
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Johnsonville
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:military_history
gptkb:Public_service
Veteran affairs
Civilian life
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major
gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkb:Colonel
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkb:American_Indian_Wars
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:service_history gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1846-1886
gptkbp:spouse Mary Sturgis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bear_Paw_Trail
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6