General David B. Birney

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1825-05-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:West_Laurel_Hill_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Birney_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:2nd_Brigade,_1st_Division,_III_Corps
gptkb:1st_Division,_III_Corps
3rd Pennsylvania Reserves
gptkbp:deathDate 1864-09-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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 Spotsylvania Court House
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General David B. Birney
gptkbp:influencedBy Military service
Civil War tactics
West_Point_education
gptkbp:legacy Military leadership
Civil War history
Political contributions
Post-war civil engineering projects
Union_Army_contributions
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:nickname nan
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of Cold Harbor
gptkbp:notableFeature Division commander
Corps_commander
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Laurel_Hill_Cemetery
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:postWarCareer Civil engineer
Politician
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1864
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Birney