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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military officer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
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gptkbp:awards
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Medal of Honor
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1813-09-13
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:West_Point_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:John_Sedgwick_Jr.
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:VI_Corps
gptkb:2nd_Brigade,_1st_Division,_VI_Corps
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1864-05-09
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gptkbp:died
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Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:John_Sedgwick
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Union_victory_in_the_Civil_War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General Sedgwick
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gptkbp:influenced
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Military_tactics_in_the_Civil_War
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:West_Point_Academy
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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Courage and leadership
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Leadership_in_the_Civil_War
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gptkbp:legacy
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Respected military leader
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
Major_General,_USA
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gptkbp:nickname
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Uncle_John
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Cornwall,_Connecticut
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Spotsylvania_County,_Virginia
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gptkbp:posthumousRecognition
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gptkb:Sedgwick_Avenue,_Bronx,_New_York
gptkb:Sedgwick_County,_Kansas
gptkb:Sedgwick_Hall,_University_of_Connecticut
gptkb:Sedgwick_County,_Colorado
Sedgwick_Memorial,_West_Point
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Hiram_G._Berry
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gptkbp:rank
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Major General
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:General_John_F._Reynolds
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkb:General_George_Meade
gptkb:General_Winfield_Scott
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1837-1864
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gptkbp:servingTemperature
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gptkb:General_Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:General_Joseph_Hooker
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:General_George_B._McClellan
gptkb:General_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:General_John_G._Parke
General Gouverneur K. Warren
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Elizabeth_Sedgwick
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:George_W._Getty
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