General Simon B. Buckner

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Kentucky_Historical_Society
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Confederate_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1823-04-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hart_County,_Kentucky
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Anchorage_Memorial_Park_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Simon_Bolivar_Buckner_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Army_of_Tennessee
gptkbp:deathDate 1914-01-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Anchorage,_Alaska
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Simon_Bolivar_Buckner
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role in Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Simon B. Buckner
gptkbp:influence Southern_military_strategy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Simon_Bolivar_Buckner_Jr.
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:involved Kentucky's_post-war_politics
gptkbp:isServedBy gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy Buckner_family_name_in_Kentucky
gptkbp:militaryRank 1st Kentucky Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:nickname Buck
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Chattanooga
Battle of Fort Donelson
Battle of Shiloh
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Kentucky_State_Guard
gptkbp:office Governor_of_Kentucky
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:postWarCareer Politician
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:J._Proctor_Knott
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:researchContribution Advocate for veterans' rights
Community_leader_in_Anchorage
Promoter_of_historical_preservation_in_Kentucky
Supporter_of_education_reforms_in_Kentucky
gptkbp:serviceYears 1847-1888
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Surrender_at_Fort_Donelson
Reconstruction Era
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_E._Buckner
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Young_Brown
gptkbp:termEnd 1891
gptkbp:termStart 1887