13th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Springfield_rifle
gptkbp:branch gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:casualties over 200
gptkbp:combat_history Red, white, and blue
gptkbp:command_structure Brigade, Division, Corps
gptkbp:cultural_impact Represented Illinois in the Civil War
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:field Various field commanders
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Camp_Butler
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Springfield,_Illinois
gptkbp:historical_records Maintained by Illinois State Archives
gptkbp:historical_significance Fought in key battles of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 13th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:is_active_in 1861
1865
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military units
gptkbp:memorials Various monuments in Illinois
gptkbp:motto “ The Union Must and Shall Be Preserved”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Fighting Thirteenth”
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Logan
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:post_war_career Reunions and memorials
gptkbp:recruited_from gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:recruitment Voluntary enlistment
gptkbp:reformed 1864
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Western_Theater
gptkbp:service_years 3 years
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:strength gptkb:1,000
approximately 300
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:railway
gptkbp:uniform Blue wool uniforms
gptkbp:veterans Many served in post-war politics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_John_A._Mc_Clernand
gptkb:John_Mc_Clernand_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5