The Black Knight of the Confederacy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:birthDate February 6, 1832
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkbp:deathDate January 9, 1904
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Georgia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Black Knight of the Confederacy
gptkbp:influence Southern_heritage
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant General
gptkbp:name gptkb:John_B._Gordon
gptkbp:nickname The Black Knight
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Orleans
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Mobile Bay
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Franklin
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Wilderness
Battle of Savannah
gptkbp:notableFor leadership_in_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:postWarCareer U.S._Senator
gptkbp:role Confederate_general
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellen_A._Gordon
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Memoirs_of_John_B._Gordon