16th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Henry_W._Slocum
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:casualties 700
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkbp:conservation_efforts Efforts to preserve history and artifacts
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:descendant Descendants of veterans continue to honor their legacy
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:has_ability gptkb:television_series
gptkb:300
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:New_York_Historical_Society
gptkbp:historical_significance Fought in major battles of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 16th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:is_active_in 1861
1865
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Civil War reenactments include their unit.
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:landmark Monuments erected in their honor
gptkbp:legacy Honored in memorials
gptkbp:military_branch Surviving members formed associations
gptkbp:motto “ The 16th New York”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Iron Brigade”
“ The New York Volunteers”
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:New_York_State_Flag
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Major_William_H._Mc_Kinley
gptkb:Major_General_John_A._Logan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._Seward_Jr.
gptkb:Captain_John_H._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Borough
1861-1862
gptkbp:reunion Annual reunions after the war
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 3 years
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:state gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:uniform Blue woolen uniforms