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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkb:Brigadier_General
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gptkbp:allegiance
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gptkb:Union
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Mexican_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Grand_Army_of_the_Republic_Medal
gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Mexican–_American_War_Campaign_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1816-07-31
July 31, 1816
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Calhoun,_Virginia
gptkb:Virginia,_USA
gptkb:Virginia,_United_States
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Presidio_of_San_Francisco
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:George_Thomas_Jr.
2
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Army_of_the_Cumberland
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gptkbp:death_date
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1870-03-28
March 28, 1870
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_USA
San Francisco, California, United States
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:George_Henry_Thomas
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Key figure in the Union victory in the Civil War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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George H. Thomas
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
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gptkbp:legacy
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Considered one of the best Union generals
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gptkbp:military_conflict
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkb:Indian_Wars
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Rock_of_Chickamauga
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlanta_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Peninsula_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Fort_Morgan
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Appomattox_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_March_to_the_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Bull_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Shenandoah_Valley
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Carolinas
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Overland_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Seven_Days
gptkb:Battle_of_Stones_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Richmond
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Fort_Mc_Allister
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Montgomery
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkb:Battle_of_Mill_Springs
Battle of the Siege of Mobile
Battle of the Siege of New Orleans
Battle of the Siege of Fort Donelson
Battle of the Siege of Fort Fisher
Battle of the Siege of Fort Henry
Battle of the Siege of Fort Pulaski
Battle of the Siege of Fort Sumter
Battle of the Siege of Fort Wagner
Battle of the Siege of Fort Gaines
Battle of the Siege of Fort Jackson
Battle of the Siege of Fort St. Philip
Battle of the Siege of Fort Sumter.
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gptkbp:notable_command
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gptkb:Army_of_the_Cumberland
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Brigadier_General
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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gptkb:Superintendent_of_the_United_States_Military_Academy
Commanding General of the Department of the Pacific
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:William_S._Rosecrans
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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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1840-1870
1861–1865
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Frances_L._Thomas
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:John_M._Schofield
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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