156th New York Infantry Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1862-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:alumni Annual reunions post-war
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Gettysburg
Petersburg
Wilderness
Antietam
gptkbp:branch Army
gptkbp:casualties Over 200 killed or wounded
gptkbp:colors Blue and White
gptkbp:commissioningDate August 1862
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:descendant Veterans organizations
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:electronic_warfare gptkb:New_York_State_Flag
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
gptkbp:finaleDate June 1865
gptkbp:finalScore 300 men
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1,000 men
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:historicalImpact Significant_role_in_Union_victories
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Fought_in_major_battles_of_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 156th New York Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:legacy Commemorated_in_various_Civil_War_memorials
gptkbp:militaryRank 3 years
Medal of Honor recipients
gptkbp:motto “The_Fighting_156th”
gptkbp:nickname “The_Iron_Brigade”
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_W._Geary
gptkb:Major_General_John_A._Logan
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:secondaryRole Infantry combat
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:size Approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:state gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:type gptkb:Volunteer_Infantry