General Alexander Hays

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1819-07-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Westmoreland_County,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Laurel_Hill_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Alexander_Hays_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:2nd_Brigade,_3rd_Division,_II_Corps
gptkbp:deathDate 1864-05-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Spotsylvania_County,_Virginia
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Alexander Hays
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Winfield_Scott
gptkb:George_B._McClellan
gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership in Civil War battles
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:nickname The Fighting General
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Laurel_Hill_Cemetery,_Philadelphia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_G._Parke
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:relatedTo Military tactics
Military education
Military service
Military strategy
Civil War battles
Military awards
Leadership in battle
Civil War generals
American_military_history
Union_Army_leaders
Pennsylvania_military_history
Westmoreland_County_history
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1840-1864
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Hays
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Samuel_K._Zook