Major General John Sedgwick

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_John_Sedgwick

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birth_date	1813-09-13
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:Cornwall,_New_York
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:burial_place	gptkb:West_Point_Cemetery gptkb:West_Point,_New_York
gptkbp:children	gptkb:John_Sedgwick_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:1st_Brigade,_1st_Division,_VI_Corps gptkb:VI_Corps
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:death_date	1864-05-09
gptkbp:death_place	gptkb:Spotsylvania_Courthouse,_Virginia
gptkbp:descendant	gptkb:Sedgwick_family
gptkbp:education	gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famous_for	Leadership in the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Major General John Sedgwick
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkbp:influenced_by	gptkb:Winfield_Scott
gptkbp:known_for	Being one of the highest-ranking Union officers killed in action
gptkbp:legacy	Remembered for his bravery and leadership
gptkbp:military_rank	gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:military_service	gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:nickname	Uncle John
gptkbp:notable_battle	gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Courthouse gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkbp:notable_command	gptkb:2nd_Brigade,_1st_Division,_VI_Corps
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition	Sedgwick County, Kansas named in his honor Sedgwick Memorial in West Point, New York Sedgwick's Brigade named in his honor Sedgwick's Corps named in his honor Sedgwick's Division named in his honor Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, New York named in his honor
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:John_Newton
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:role	Field commander
gptkbp:service_branch	gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:service_years	1837-1864
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Caroline_Sedgwick
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Hiram_G._Berry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Second_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5