Major General George Sykes

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Major General George Sykes was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who commanded the Union V Corps, including at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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instanceOf American Civil War officer
Union Army general
human
allegiance Union NERFINISHED
United States of America
birthDate 1822-10-09
birthPlace Dover, Delaware NERFINISHED
brevetRank Brevet Major General, U.S. Army
commanded Regular Division, V Corps NERFINISHED
V Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED
commissionedInto 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1880-02-08
deathPlace Fort Brown, Texas NERFINISHED
educatedAt United States Military Academy
familyName Sykes NERFINISHED
fullName George Sykes NERFINISHED
givenName George NERFINISHED
graduationYear 1842
memberOf United States Military Academy Class of 1842 NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Union Army NERFINISHED
United States Army
militaryRank Brigadier General
Captain
Lieutenant
Major General
nickname Tardy George NERFINISHED
notableFor Command of Union V Corps at the Battle of Gettysburg
participatedIn Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED
Battle of Cerro Gordo NERFINISHED
Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED
Battle of Chapultepec NERFINISHED
Battle of Churubusco NERFINISHED
Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED
Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED
Battle of Molino del Rey NERFINISHED
Battle of Monterrey NERFINISHED
Battle of Palo Alto NERFINISHED
Battle of Resaca de la Palma NERFINISHED
Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED
Second Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED
Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial West Point Cemetery NERFINISHED
promotedToBrigadierGeneralOfVolunteers 1862-09-28
promotedToMajorGeneralOfVolunteers 1863-06-09
retiredFromService 1868
roleAtBattleOfGettysburg Commander of V Corps, Army of the Potomac
servedIn American Civil War NERFINISHED
Mexican–American War NERFINISHED
servedUnder Ambrose E. Burnside NERFINISHED
George B. McClellan NERFINISHED
George G. Meade NERFINISHED
Joseph Hooker NERFINISHED

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