Major General Charles Devens

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Grand_Army_of_the_Republic
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
Brevet Major General
gptkbp:birth_date 1820-04-04
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Mount_Auburn_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Devens_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:1st_Massachusetts_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkbp:death_date 1891-01-07
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Charles Devens
gptkbp:influenced Military law
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:military_leadership
Legal reforms
Civil rights advocacy
Post-war reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Public_service
Civil War history
Legal education
Military jurisprudence
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:notable_work Civil War service
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Massachusetts_State_Senate
gptkbp:position U. S. Attorney for Massachusetts
gptkbp:position_held United States Attorney for Massachusetts
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_A._Andrew
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkb:Colonel
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Judge
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Devens
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_B._Franklin_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fort_Devens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5