Major General Godfrey Weitzel

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Fortress_Monroe
gptkbp:awardedBy Brevet promotion
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1816-11-01
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Fort_Monroe
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Petersburg_Campaign
Union victory
gptkbp:deathDate 1884-09-15
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Civil War leader
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Godfrey Weitzel
gptkbp:influenced Military engineering
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Shenandoah_Valley
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Richmond
Battle of Fort Fisher
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Chaffin's Farm
Battle of Fort Stedman
Battle of New Market Heights
Battle of Sailor's Creek
Battle of the North Anna
Battle of Winchester.
gptkbp:knownFor Engineering skills
Logistics management
gptkbp:led_to Union forces
gptkbp:legacy Military engineering advancements
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Army_of_the_James
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Benjamin_Butler
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Congress
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkb:General_Meade
Chief Engineer
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1836-1884
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Weitzel
gptkbp:successor Edward_O._C._Ord
gptkbp:worksWith gptkb:General_Grant