General John S. Pemberton

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Confederate_leadership
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Confederate_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1814-08-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Laurel_Hill_Cemetery
gptkbp:children John Pemberton Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Vicksburg_garrison
gptkb:Department_of_Mississippi_and_East_Louisiana
Confederate_forces_in_Mississippi
gptkbp:contributedTo Military tactics
gptkbp:deathDate 1881-07-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Colonial_American_settlers
gptkbp:education gptkb:West_Point
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Surrendering_Vicksburg
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_analysis Military failures
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil War South
gptkbp:historicalImpact Civil War outcomes
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Effectiveness as a commander
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Vicksburg Campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General John S. Pemberton
gptkbp:influenced Military strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkbp:involvedIn Siege of Vicksburg
gptkbp:knownFor Surrender at Vicksburg
gptkbp:legacy Controversial_figure_in_Civil_War_history
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Vicksburg_surrender
General
Over 40 years
Controversial decisions
Defensive warfare
Civil War tactics
1st Pennsylvania Infantry
West_Point_graduate
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Man_Who_Lost_Vicksburg
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Vicksburg
gptkbp:occupation Soldier
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Laurel_Hill_Cemetery,_Philadelphia
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Civil War historians
gptkbp:postWarCareer Businessman
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant General
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1836-1881
gptkbp:spouse Martha Pemberton
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Vicksburg
Defensive operations
Vicksburg_defenses
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant