General Alexander Schimmelfennig

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1824-03-24
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children Three children
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:1st_Division,_III_Corps
1st New Jersey Brigade
gptkbp:culturalImpact Symbol_of_German-American_contributions
gptkbp:deathDate 1865-09-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:Military_Academy_in_Berlin
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role in Union victories
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Alexander Schimmelfennig
gptkbp:influence Post-war military reforms
gptkbp:influencedBy Prussian_military_tactics
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership in Civil War battles
gptkbp:legacy Contributions to military tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:American_Civil_War
Colonel
Logistics management
Flanking maneuvers
Defensive tactics
Combined arms operations
Terrain utilization
Reconnaissance operations
Artillery coordination
Troop morale building
Supply line protection
Infantry assault tactics
gptkbp:nationality German
German-American
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
gptkbp:notableFeature Military strategist
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Wilderness
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Würzburg,_Bavaria
gptkbp:placeOfDeath New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:postWarCareer Civil engineer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_W._Geary
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:reputation Brave leader
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:George_Meade
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:servingTemperature gptkb:Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_Schimmelfennig
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Joseph_B._Carr