Major General James G. Blunt

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor
Brevet Major General
gptkbp:birthDate 1826-03-21
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Leavenworth_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children James_G._Blunt_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded 1st Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment
1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1881-12-27
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Civil War leadership
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General James G. Blunt
gptkbp:influenced Military strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:influenceOn Post-war military policy
gptkbp:involvedIn Reconstruction Era
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy Civil Rights Advocacy
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname Blunt
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Cabin_Creek
Battle of Fort Scott
Battle of Prairie Grove
Battle of Wilson's Creek
Battle of Little Rock
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:District_of_Kansas
gptkbp:occupation Soldier
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Leavenworth,_Kansas,_USA
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_M._Thayer
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:retired 1865
gptkbp:servedIn Kansas_State_Militia
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Blunt
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Samuel_R._Curtis