General Richard H. Anderson

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Army_of_Tennessee
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Confederate_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1821-10-07
gptkbp:burialPlace Hollywood Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Richard_H._Anderson_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Anderson's_Brigade
gptkb:Third_Corps
gptkbp:contribution Leadership in major battles.
gptkbp:deathDate 1879-06-26
gptkbp:descendant Anderson_family.
gptkbp:education gptkb:West_Point
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_Confederate_military_operations.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Richard H. Anderson
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Stonewall_Jackson
Military history.
Historical preservation.
Civil War reenactments.
Civil War museums.
Military tactics.
Civil War historiography.
Civil War literature.
Civil War scholarship.
Military education.
Military memorials.
Southern_politics.
Post-war_Southern_society.
Public_memory_of_the_Civil_War.
Southern_heritage.
Southern_identity.
Southern_military_culture.
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_Southern_military_strategy.
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:nickname Old Reliable
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of Cold Harbor
gptkbp:notableQuote "I have always been a soldier."
"We must fight to the last."
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Honored_in_various_Civil_War_memorials.
gptkbp:postWarCareer Politician
Plantation owner
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:reputation Respected commander.
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_A._Anderson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_B._Hood