General Pope

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1822-03-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Louisville,_Kentucky
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkb:Army_of_Virginia
gptkb:Department_of_the_Northwest
Union forces
Division_of_the_Mississippi
gptkbp:contributedTo Union victory
gptkbp:currentStatus Aggressive tactics
gptkbp:deathDate 1892-09-23
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Pope
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil War era
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influence on military tactics
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Union_general_during_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Pope
gptkbp:influenced Military_strategy_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Winfield_Scott
gptkbp:involvedIn Military reforms
gptkbp:knownFor Controversial_leadership_during_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy Mixed legacy in military history
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Army
Brigadier General
Offensive tactics
Tactics and strategy
Influence on future generals
Offensive campaigns
Long and varied career
gptkbp:nickname The Pope
gptkbp:notable_alumni Leadership in battle
gptkbp:notableBattle Second Battle of Bull Run
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Army_of_Virginia
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Railroad_executive
gptkbp:postWarCareer Civil engineer
Surveyor_General_of_the_Territory_of_New_Mexico
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Major_General_George_B._McClellan
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:reputation Controversial figure
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkb:General_Henry_Halleck
Chief of Staff
gptkbp:serviceYears 1842-1886
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Ann_Pope
gptkbp:strategicGoals Rapid movement of troops
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Major_General_Ambrose_Burnside