William Birney

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Birney
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:birthDate 1819-05-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Huntsville,_Alabama,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
gptkbp:deathDate 1907-08-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:father gptkb:James_G._Birney
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Birney
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Brigadier General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor Recruiting and leading African American troops during the American Civil War
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:educator
gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:David_B._Birney
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Catherine_Coffin
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:James_G._Birney_and_His_Times:_The_Genesis_of_the_Republican_Party_with_Some_Account_of_Abolition_Movements_in_the_South_before_1828
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5