John A. McClernand

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John A. McClernand was a prominent Union Army general and Illinois politician during the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Western Theater and his close political ties to President Abraham Lincoln.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army general
human
politician
allegiance Union NERFINISHED
United States of America
burialPlace Oak Ridge Cemetery NERFINISHED
burialPlaceLocatedIn Springfield, Illinois NERFINISHED
citizenship United States of America
closeAssociateOf Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED
commandedUnit XIII Corps NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1812-05-30
dateOfDeath 1900-09-20
ethnicGroup European American
familyName McClernand NERFINISHED
fullName John Alexander McClernand NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
knownFor leadership in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
political influence in the Union Army
languageSpoken English
memberOf United States House of Representatives
middleName Alexander NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Union Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank major general
notableBattle Battle of Fort Donelson NERFINISHED
Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED
notableCampaign Vicksburg campaign NERFINISHED
notableFor conflicts with Ulysses S. Grant over command authority
occupation lawyer
military officer
politician
placeOfBirth Breckinridge County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Springfield, Illinois NERFINISHED
politicalParty Democratic Party
positionHeld Illinois state legislator
Member of the United States House of Representatives
profession attorney
reasonForNotability Union general with strong political connections to President Abraham Lincoln
regionOfActivity Midwestern United States NERFINISHED
representedState Illinois NERFINISHED
servedAs brigade commander at Fort Donelson
division commander at Shiloh
servedInWar American Civil War NERFINISHED
stateAffiliation Illinois NERFINISHED
stateOfPrimaryActivity Illinois NERFINISHED
theaterOfOperations Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED
wasRemovedFromCommandDuring Vicksburg campaign NERFINISHED

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Battle of Big Black River Bridge commander John A. McClernand
Battle of Champion Hill commander John A. McClernand