General Wesley Merritt

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States_of_America
gptkbp:awards Thanks of Congress
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Manila
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Courthouse
gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Battle_of_Yellow_Tavern
gptkbp:birthDate 1836-06-16
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:West_Point_Cemetery
gptkbp:children Wesley Merritt Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:VIII_Corps_(United_States)
gptkb:Department_of_the_East
1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac
Cavalry Corps, Army of the Shenandoah
gptkbp:deathDate 1910-12-03
gptkbp:deathPlace Natural Bridge, Virginia, United States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Wesley_Merritt
gptkbp:graduationYear 1860
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Wesley Merritt
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor service in the American Civil War
service in the Spanish–American War
first American Military Governor of the Philippines
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
Major General
gptkbp:retired 1900
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
General Ulysses S. Grant
gptkbp:servedWith gptkb:George_Armstrong_Custer
gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkbp:signature Wesley Merritt signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Worthington
Laura Williams Merritt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Plains_Indian_Wars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7