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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military officer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:awards
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Brevet Major General
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1825-05-29
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:West_Point_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:David_Birney_Jr.
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Pennsylvania_Reserves
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1864-08-18
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gptkbp:descendant
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Birney_family
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
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gptkbp:foughtIn
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gptkb:Union_Army
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Major General David B. Birney
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gptkbp:influenced
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Military tactics
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:George_B._McClellan
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Leadership_in_the_Civil_War
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gptkbp:legacy
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Honored in various memorials
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gptkbp:nickname
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None known
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Promotion to Major General
Died from wounds received in battle
Wounded_at_the_Battle_of_Gettysburg
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:3rd_Division,_II_Corps
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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Civil engineer
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:John_G._Barnard
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gptkbp:rank
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Major General
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:George_Meade
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1861-1864
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gptkbp:servingTemperature
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gptkb:Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkb:Daniel_Sickles
gptkb:John_Sedgwick
gptkb:Joshua_L._Chamberlain
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Birney
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:John_C._Caldwell
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