William Barksdale
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William Barksdale was a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War, noted for his aggressive leadership and prominent role in major battles such as Gettysburg.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Barksdale canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
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person ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1821-08-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Evergreen Cemetery, Oxford, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | wounds received in battle ⓘ |
| commanded | Barksdale's Mississippi Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictSide | Confederacy in the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1863-07-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Barksdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Barksdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive battlefield leadership
ⓘ
charge at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Chancellorsville
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leadership of a Mississippi brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi ⓘ |
| preWarProfession | newspaper editor ⓘ |
| residence | Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | quartermaster in the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| servedIn |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedCause | secession of Southern states ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fighting at the Peach Orchard