Edward Porter Alexander

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:birthDate 1835-05-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Washington,_Georgia,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Magnolia_Cemetery,_Savannah,_Georgia
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_Alexander
gptkb:Lucy_Alexander
gptkb:Bettie_Alexander
gptkbp:deathDate 1910-04-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Savannah,_Georgia,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy_at_West_Point
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Porter Alexander
gptkbp:knownFor Confederate artillery tactics
memoirs of the Civil War
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Brigadier General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Fighting_for_the_Confederacy
gptkb:Military_Memoirs_of_a_Confederate
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:military_officer
author
gptkbp:postwarEmployer gptkb:Savannah_and_Memphis_Railroad
gptkb:University_of_South_Carolina
gptkbp:postwarUse gptkb:railway_company
author
college professor
gptkbp:predecessor William N. Pendleton (as chief of artillery, Army of Northern Virginia)
gptkbp:role aide-de-camp
artillery officer
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:signature Edward Porter Alexander signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Bettie_Mason_Alexander
gptkbp:successor William N. Pendleton (as chief of artillery, Army of Northern Virginia)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gods_and_Generals_(2003_film)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6