General William Shafter

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_Rough_Riders
The Battle of San Juan Hill
The Siege of Santiago de Cuba
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Mexican_Service_Medal
gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Spanish_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Army_of_Cuban_Occupation_Medal
gptkbp:battle Spanish-American War
gptkbp:birthDate 1835-10-16
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:San_Antonio_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Shafter_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:U.S._forces_in_the_Philippines
gptkb:American_forces_in_Cuba
gptkbp:contributedTo U.S._military_tactics
gptkbp:deathDate 1906-04-12
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General William Shafter
gptkbp:influenced Military_strategy_in_the_Spanish-American_War
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_during_the_Spanish-American_War
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nickname Pecos Bill
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:5th_Corps
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:San_Antonio,_Texas
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Joseph_Wheeler
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:retired from active duty in 1906
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkb:Philippine-American_War
Spanish-American War
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1906
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Shafter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Leonard_Wood
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:Union_Army
Brigadier General in 1897
Captain in 1861
Colonel in 1895
First Lieutenant in 1861
Lieutenant Colonel in 1892
Lieutenant in 1855
Major General in 1898
Major in 1865
Second Lieutenant in 1854