General Thomas Sumter

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:South_Carolina_militia
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Cincinnati
Honorary member of the Society of the Cincinnati
gptkbp:birth_date 1734-08-14
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Sumter,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_Sumter_Jr.
gptkbp:death_date 1832-06-01
gptkbp:death_place South Carolina, United States
gptkbp:education Self-educated
gptkbp:historical_significance Key figure in the American Revolution in the South
Prominent military leader in South Carolina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Thomas Sumter
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Francis_Marion
gptkb:Andrew_Pickens
American military strategy
Southern military tactics
gptkbp:known_for Leadership in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War
gptkbp:legacy Sumter County, South Carolina named after him
Sumter National Forest named after him
Sumter, South Carolina named after him
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:War_of_1812
gptkbp:nickname The Gamecock
The Fighting Gamecock
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Watson
gptkb:Battle_of_Eutaw_Springs
gptkb:Siege_of_Ninety_Six
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Soldier
gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:office gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:residence gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:service_years 1775-1783
gptkbp:spouse Mary Sumter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fort_Sumter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4