John A. Rawlins

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John A. Rawlins was a Union Army general and close confidant of Ulysses S. Grant who played a key role in Civil War military administration and later served in Grant’s presidential cabinet.

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John A. Rawlins canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army general
United States Secretary of War
human
lawyer
politician
allegiance United States of America
appointedBy Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED
birthDate 1831-02-13
birthPlace Galena, Illinois NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1869-09-06
deathPlace Washington, D.C. ONNED1
education read law (legal apprenticeship)
employer United States Army
United States government
surface form: United States federal government
familyName Rawlins
fullName John Aaron Rawlins
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasMonument General John A. Rawlins statue in Washington, D.C.
knownFor influencing Grant’s policies on alcohol use
organizational and administrative skills in the field
memberOf Union Army staff of Ulysses S. Grant
militaryBranch Union Army
militaryRank brevet major general
brigadier general
notableFor close confidant of Ulysses S. Grant
key role in Union Army military administration
service in Grant’s presidential cabinet
notableWork administration of Ulysses S. Grant’s Civil War campaigns
occupation lawyer
military officer
politician
officeEnd 1869-09-06
officeHeld United States Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant
officeStart 1869-03-13
partyAffiliation Republican Party ONNED1
placeOfBurial Congressional Cemetery ONNED1
positionHeld United States Secretary of War NERFINISHED
chief of staff to Ulysses S. Grant
preWarOccupation lawyer in Galena, Illinois
roleDuringCivilWar aide-de-camp to Ulysses S. Grant
chief of staff for the Union armies commanded by Grant
stateOfOrigin Illinois NERFINISHED
workedWith Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED

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