General John C. Pemberton

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkbp:associatedWith Vicksburg Campaign
gptkbp:awards nan
gptkbp:birthDate 1814-08-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:children John Pemberton Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Confederate_Division
gptkb:Army_of_Mississippi
gptkb:Confederate_forces_at_Vicksburg
Troops_in_the_Western_Theater
gptkbp:deathDate 1881-07-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:defeated Unconditional surrender
1863-07-04
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influence on military strategy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Debate_over_his_leadership_at_Vicksburg
gptkbp:historicalRole Defender of Vicksburg
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Turning_point_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:homeGround Wealthy family
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General John C. Pemberton
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:knownFor Surrender of Vicksburg
gptkbp:legacy Controversial_figure_in_Civil_War_history
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:West_Point
Major General
Defensive warfare
Controversial decisions during the war
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Man_Who_Lost_Vicksburg
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Vicksburg
gptkbp:occupation Soldier
gptkbp:personalLife Married to Martha Pemberton
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Reevaluation of his military career
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Civil engineering projects
Military_service_in_the_U.S._Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:New_York
Civil engineer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant General
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkbp:services nan
gptkbp:serviceYears 1837-1881
gptkbp:spouse Martha Pemberton
gptkbp:strategicGoals Defensive_operations_in_the_West
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant