Joshua Woodrow Sill
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Joshua Woodrow Sill was a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and death at the Battle of Stones River.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
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person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| appointedRank | colonel of volunteers ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1831-12-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chillicothe, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in battle by gunfire ⓘ |
| classRankAtGraduation | third in his class ⓘ |
| commanded |
33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
brigade in the Army of the Cumberland ⓘ |
| commissionedAs | brevet second lieutenant ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBattleOfStonesRiver | 1862-12-31 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1862-12-31 ⓘ |
| education | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Sill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Joshua Woodrow Sill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1853 ⓘ |
| hasNamesake | Fort Sill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredBy | naming of Fort Sill in Oklahoma ⓘ |
| killedInAction | Battle of Stones River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Woodrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
death at the Battle of Stones River
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leadership in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| occupation | civil engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | instructor at the United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| preWarRole |
military educator
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ordnance officer ⓘ |
| promotedTo | brigadier general of volunteers ⓘ |
| promotionDate | 1862-07-16 ⓘ |
| resignationYear | 1860 ⓘ |
| resignedFrom | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedToServiceIn | 1861 ⓘ |
| servedIn | Ordnance Department of the United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Major General William S. Rosecrans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOfYears | approximately 11 years regular army service before Civil War ⓘ |
| sideInWar | Union ⓘ |
| taughtAt | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Joshua W. Sill