Major General Winfield S. Hancock

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:birth_date 1824-02-14
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Montpelier,_Vermont,_USA
gptkbp:burial_place Montrose Cemetery, Illinois, USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Winfield_Scott_Hancock_II
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Hancock's_Brigade
gptkbp:death_date 1886-02-09
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:election gptkb:1880_United_States_presidential_election
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Winfield S. Hancock
gptkbp:influenced Civil War tactics
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:known_for Leadership in the American Civil War
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Hancock's_Brigade
gptkb:Hancock_County,_Georgia
gptkb:Hancock_County,_Illinois
gptkb:Hancock_Park,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:Hancock_College,_California
gptkbp:nickname The Superb Soldier
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Second_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Public_service
Veterans' organizations
Political career
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Daniel_E._Sickles
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1844-1886
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Harriet_A._Hancock
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_G._Parke
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5