Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton

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Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton was a senior Confederate commander in the American Civil War, best known for leading Southern forces during the Vicksburg Campaign and ultimately surrendering the city to Ulysses S. Grant.

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Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
allegiance Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
burialPlace Laurel Hill Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1814-08-10 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1881-07-13 ⓘ
dateOfGraduation 1837 ⓘ
dateOfSurrenderAtVicksburg 1863-07-04 ⓘ
educatedAt United States Military Academy ⓘ
ethnicGroup White American ⓘ
linked to: European American
familyName Pemberton ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
honorificPrefix Lieutenant General ⓘ
knownFor Commanding Confederate forces at Vicksburg ⓘ
Surrender of Vicksburg to Union forces ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Vicksburg
middleName Clifford ⓘ
militaryBranch Confederate States Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel (United States Army) ⓘ
Lieutenant General (Confederate States Army) ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableEvent Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ
Vicksburg Campaign ⓘ
notableWork Defense of Vicksburg ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Vicksburg
occupation planter ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
placeOfDeath Penllyn, Pennsylvania ⓘ
positionHeld Commander of the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana ⓘ
promotedToLieutenantGeneral 1862-10 ⓘ
religion Episcopalian ⓘ
residence Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia

Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
Vicksburg, Mississippi ⓘ
servedUnder Jefferson Davis ⓘ
servedWith Joseph E. Johnston ⓘ
serviceEndYear 1865 ⓘ
serviceEntryYear 1837 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Martha Thompson ⓘ
surrenderedTo Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ

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Battle of Big Black River Bridge → ConfederateCommanderRank → Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton ⓘ
Battle of Champion Hill → ConfederateCommanderRank → Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton ⓘ