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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:George_Armstrong_Custer
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Civil_War_Medal
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Spanish–_American_War_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1834-06-16
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Wesley_Merritt_Jr.
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Cavalry_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
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gptkbp:death_date
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1910-12-03
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General Wesley Merritt
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gptkbp:influenced
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Cavalry operations in the American Civil War
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
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gptkbp:known_for
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Cavalry tactics
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Merritt's_Cavalry_Division
Influence on modern cavalry tactics
Recognition in military history
Military strategies in cavalry warfare
Role in the transition of cavalry to mechanized warfare
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gptkbp:notable_command
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gptkb:Department_of_the_East
gptkb:1st_Cavalry_Division
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Philippine–_American_War
gptkb:Spanish–_American_War
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:Major_General
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:service_years
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1861-1900
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Merritt
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Capture_of_Manila
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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