Colonel William H. French

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Colonel_William_H._French

GPTKB entity

Statements (78)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:45th_Virginia_Cavalry gptkb:41st_Virginia_Infantry gptkb:84th_Virginia_Infantry gptkb:31st_Virginia_Infantry gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Rosa_Island_(1861)
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal gptkb:Mexican_War_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date	1810-01-01 1815-01-01
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:New_York gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkbp:burial_place	gptkb:Oak_Hill_Cemetery,_Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:children	gptkb:William_H._French_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:1st_Brigade,_3rd_Division,_II_Corps gptkb:1st_New_York_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:death_date	1881-01-01
gptkbp:death_place	gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Academy
gptkbp:historical_significance	Leadership in key battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Colonel William H. French
gptkbp:influence	Union military strategy
gptkbp:involved_units	gptkb:New_York_Volunteer_Infantry
gptkbp:legacy	Influence on future military leaders
gptkbp:military_rank	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Fighting_Colonel
gptkbp:notable_battle	gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:notable_work	gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:place_of_death	gptkb:Washington,_D._C.,_USA
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Reynolds
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:retirement_year	gptkb:architect
gptkbp:served_in	gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman gptkb:General_John_C._Pemberton gptkb:General_Richard_Taylor gptkb:American_Civil_War gptkb:General_Winfield_Scott_Hancock gptkb:General_Jubal_Early gptkb:General_Ambrose_Burnside gptkb:General_John_B._Magruder gptkb:General_John_Sedgwick gptkb:General_Leonidas_Polk gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee gptkb:General_Thomas_J._Jackson gptkb:General_George_E._Pickett gptkb:General_John_C._Breckinridge gptkb:General_Braxton_Bragg gptkb:General_James_Longstreet gptkb:General_Joseph_E._Johnston gptkb:General_Joseph_Hooker gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant gptkb:General_Nathan_Bedford_Forrest gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan gptkb:General_William_H._C._Whiting gptkb:General_A._P._Hill gptkb:General_Richard_S._Ewell gptkb:General_John_Bell_Hood gptkb:General_George_Pickett gptkb:General_George_Meade gptkb:General_John_S._Mosby gptkb:General_John_B._Hood gptkb:General_Joseph_Wheeler gptkb:General_Gouverneur_K._Warren gptkb:General_J._E._B._Stuart
gptkbp:service_branch	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years	1835-1881
gptkbp:spouse	Mary French
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Colonel_John_W._Geary