General John H. Forney

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Confederate_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1817-01-30
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Alabama
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Oakwood_Cemetery,_Montgomery
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_H._Forney_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Forney's_Division
gptkbp:deathDate 1881-01-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Montgomery,_Alabama
gptkbp:descendant Forney family
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role_in_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General John H. Forney
gptkbp:influenced Southern_military_strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:knownFor Civil War service
gptkbp:legacy Forney's_Brigade_in_the_Confederate_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Forney's_Brigade
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Montgomery,_Alabama
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Delegate_to_the_Democratic_National_Convention
U.S._Congressman
Mayor_of_Montgomery
Alabama_State_Senator
gptkbp:postWarCareer Businessman
Lawyer
Politician
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_B._Hood
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Chattanooga
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Franklin
Battle of Vicksburg
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_E._Forney
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Stephen_D._Lee