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Major General William Rufus Shafter
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_William_Rufus_Shafter
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awardReceived
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate
1835-10-16
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Galesburg,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace
gptkb:San_Francisco_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:conflict
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Spanish–American_War
gptkbp:deathDate
1906-11-12
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:Bakersfield,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity
gptkb:American
gptkbp:fullName
gptkb:William_Rufus_Shafter
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Major General William Rufus Shafter
gptkbp:medal
For gallantry in action at Fair Oaks, Virginia, May 31, 1862
gptkbp:militaryBranch
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank
Major General
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Pecos_Bill
gptkbp:notableBattle
gptkb:Battle_of_San_Juan_Hill
gptkb:Siege_of_Santiago
gptkbp:notableCommander
gptkb:Fifth_Army_Corps
gptkbp:notableFor
Commanding U.S. forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War
gptkbp:occupation
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:promotedToMajorGeneral
1898
gptkbp:retired
1901
gptkbp:serviceYears
1861–1901
gptkbp:spouse
gptkb:Harriet_Decker_Shafter
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Fort_Shafter
gptkb:Fort_Shafter,_Hawaii
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