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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| George Sykes | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War officer
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Union Army general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
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United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1822-10-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dover, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brevetRank | Brevet Major General, U.S. Army ⓘ |
| commanded |
Regular Division, V Corps
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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
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United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Brigadier General
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Captain ⓘ Lieutenant ⓘ Major General ⓘ |
| nickname | Tardy George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Command of Union V Corps at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Antietam
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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
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Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Ambrose E. Burnside
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George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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