Major General Henry W. Halleck

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Mexican_War_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1815-01-16
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Westernville,_New_York
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery,_Brooklyn
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henry_Halleck_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Union_victory_at_Chattanooga
gptkb:Union_victory_at_Shiloh
gptkb:Union_victory_at_Corinth
gptkb:Union_victory_at_Vicksburg
gptkbp:deathDate 1872-01-09
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Henry_Wager_Halleck
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Henry W. Halleck
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:influencedBy Napoleon Bonaparte
gptkbp:knownFor Civil War strategy
gptkbp:legacy Halleck's_influence_on_future_military_leaders
Halleck's_military_strategies
Halleck's_writings_on_military_tactics
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:nickname Old Brains
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Army_of_the_Mississippi
gptkb:Department_of_the_Missouri
gptkbp:notableWork Elements of Military Art and Science
Military_History_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:postWarCareer Civil engineer
writer
historian
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:role General-in-Chief
Chief of Staff
gptkbp:serviceYears 1839-1872
gptkbp:spouse Elizabeth_Halleck
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_William_Tecumseh_Sherman