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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military Officer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Philippine-American_War
Spanish-American War
Cuban_Campaigns
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Mexican_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Spanish_Campaign_Medal
Silver Star
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1835-10-16
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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New_York_City,_New_York
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:William_Rufus_Shafter_Jr.
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Department_of_the_East
gptkb:Department_of_the_Pacific
gptkb:1st_Brigade,_1st_Division,_V_Corps
gptkb:Department_of_the_Gulf
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1906-04-12
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:San_Antonio,_Texas
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Rufus Shafter
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Military strategy
Reconstruction efforts
Post-war military organization
Leadership_in_the_Spanish-American_War
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Brigadier General
Captain
Colonel
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
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gptkbp:nickname
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Billy
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_San_Juan_Hill
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:5th_Corps
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:San_Antonio_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Joseph_Wheeler
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gptkbp:rank
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Major General
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gptkbp:retired
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1901
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1861-1901
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_E._Shafter
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:William_H._Taft
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