General William W. Averell

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:allegiance Union
gptkbp:awards Brevet Major General
gptkbp:birthDate 1822-11-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Culpeper_County,_Virginia
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Averell
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Cavalry_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:deathDate 1900-02-03
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General William W. Averell
gptkbp:influence Cavalry tactics
gptkbp:influenceOn Cavalry_operations_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:involvedIn Reconstruction Era
gptkbp:legacy Averell's_cavalry_tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank Brigadier General
Captain
Colonel
First Lieutenant
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Second Lieutenant
Brigadier General of Volunteers
Major General of Volunteers
Brigadier_General_of_Regular_Army
Major_General_of_Regular_Army
gptkbp:nickname Averell
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of New Market
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:West_Virginia_Cavalry_Brigade
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer gptkb:U.S._Minister_to_Denmark
gptkb:U.S._Minister_to_Sweden
U.S._Minister_to_Norway
gptkbp:postWarCareer Railroad_executive
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Alfred_Pleasonton
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Averell_Harriman
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Averell
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_George_A._Custer
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:2nd_West_Virginia_Cavalry