Major General Henry W. Slocum

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grand_Army_of_the_Republic_Medal
gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate September 24, 1827
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children Henry_W._Slocum_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded Second_Division
Twelfth_Corps
gptkbp:deathDate April 14, 1894
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Henry W. Slocum
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_T._Sherman
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_B._McClellan
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:New_York_Volunteer_Infantry
gptkbp:nickname The Fighting General
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Missionary Ridge
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Lookout Mountain
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Delaware_County,_New_York
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkbp:postWarCareer Civil engineer
Politician
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Joseph_Hooker
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Military_Governor_of_Mississippi
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Military_Governor_of_Louisiana
Chief of Staff
Military_Governor_of_Virginia
Military_Governor_of_Alabama
Military_Governor_of_Arkansas
Military_Governor_of_Florida
Military_Governor_of_Georgia
Military_Governor_of_North_Carolina
Military_Governor_of_South_Carolina
Military_Governor_of_Tennessee
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse Mary_E._Slocum
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Daniel_Sickles