Major General Godfrey Weitzel

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grand_Army_of_the_Republic_Medal
gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac_Medal
gptkb:Mexican_War_Service_Medal
Brevet Major General
gptkbp:birth_date 1816-11-01
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Godfrey_Weitzel_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Engineer_Brigade
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:death_date 1884-09-15
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Godfrey Weitzel
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:military_unit Corps of Engineers
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Battle_of_Chaffin's_Farm
gptkb:Battle_of_Fair_Oaks
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market_Heights
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Capture_of_Richmond
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Harrison
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Stedman
gptkb:Battle_of_Sailor's_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Sayler's_Creek
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Fortifications_of_Richmond
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineers
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edward_O._C._Ord
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1836-1884
gptkbp:spouse Mary Weitzel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:25th_Army_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6