Major General John B. Gordon
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Major General John B. Gordon was a prominent Confederate corps commander in the American Civil War, noted for his aggressive leadership in the Eastern Theater and later service as a U.S. senator and governor of Georgia.
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| John B. Gordon | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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Confederate Army general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lost Cause of the Confederacy movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authored | Reminiscences of the Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1832-02-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
Upson County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| commanded | Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1904-01-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Miami, Florida
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| familyName | Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Brown Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| notableFor | aggressive leadership as a Confederate corps commander ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Appomattox Campaign
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Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Georgia
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United States Senator from Georgia ⓘ |
| postwarActivity | public speaker on Civil War topics ⓘ |
| profession |
lawyer
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planter ⓘ |
| residence | Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Fanny Haralson Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsGovernorOfGeorgia | 1890 ⓘ |
| termEndAsUSSenator |
1880
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1897 ⓘ |
| termStartAsGovernorOfGeorgia | 1886 ⓘ |
| termStartAsUSSenator |
1873
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1891 ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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