Philip Sheridan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_leadership
gptkb:Person
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkb:General
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birth_date 1831-03-06
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Albany,_New_York
Albany, New York, USA
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:5
gptkbp:death_date 1888-08-05
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Nonquitt,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Nonquitt,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famous_quote ' If I had a thousand lives, I would give them all for the Union.'
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Philip_Henry_Sheridan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philip Sheridan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:known_for Civil War leadership
Post-war military reforms
his aggressive tactics
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Sheridan's_Ride
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:nickname Little Phil
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Shenandoah
gptkb:Battle_of_Winchester
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Army_of_the_Shenandoah
gptkb:Military_Division_of_the_Mississippi
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Commissioner_of_the_General_Land_Office
gptkb:Commanding_General_of_the_United_States_Army
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:American_history
gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Bull_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkb:military_strategy
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
Civil Rights
Military history
Cavalry tactics
Post-war military policy
Leadership in war
gptkbp:role gptkb:Union
gptkb:General
Union general during the American Civil War
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mollie_O'_Neill
gptkb:Molly_O'_Neill
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_Custer
gptkbp:term_end 1865
gptkbp:term_start 1864
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3