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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military officer
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gptkbp:advocatesFor
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Anaconda Plan
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Gold Medal of Honor
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gptkbp:birthDate
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June 13, 1786
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Dinwiddie_County,_Virginia
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:West_Point_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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U.S._Army_organization
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gptkbp:deathDate
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May 29, 1866
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:College_of_William_&_Mary
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General Winfield Scott
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gptkbp:influenced
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Military education
future military leaders
Civil War strategy
U.S._military_policy
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Mexican-American_War
Military campaigns
Military reforms
Military doctrine
Diplomatic negotiations
Logistics and supply chain management
Leadership in wartime
Long military career
Civilian_leadership
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gptkbp:legacy
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Military strategy and tactics
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Old_Fuss_and_Feathers
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Buena_Vista
gptkb:Battle_of_Chapultepec
War of 1812
Battle of Mexico City
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:U.S._Army
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Whig_Party
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:General_George_B._McClellan
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gptkbp:president
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1852 United States presidential election
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gptkbp:rank
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General
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gptkbp:retirementYear
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1861
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gptkbp:role
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Union general
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
Second Seminole War
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1808–1861
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Maria_Scott
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:General_Henry_Halleck
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