General William W. Averell

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_William_W._Averell
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:awards Brevet Brigadier General
Brevet Major General
gptkbp:birth_date 1822-11-15
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Culpeper_County,_Virginia
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Averell
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:1st_West_Virginia_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:death_date 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:known_for Cavalry operations in the Civil War
gptkbp:nickname Averell
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market
gptkb:Battle_of_Winchester
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Cavalry_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:post_war_career Railroad executive
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Alfred_Pleasonton
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1861-1865
1847-1883
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Averell
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_George_A._Custer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Opequon
gptkb:The_Battle_of_the_Red_Fork
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5