17th 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:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:New_York_State_Militia
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Fredericksburg
gptkb:Antietam
gptkb:Chancellorsville
gptkb:Wilderness
gptkb:Gettysburg
gptkbp:casualties Over 100 missing
Over 400 wounded
Over 200 killed
gptkbp:color gptkb:Blue_and_White
gptkbp:command_structure Part of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1865-06-30
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:formation_date 1861-05-21
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:has_ability 300 men
1,000 men
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:historical_significance Fought in major Civil War battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 17th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:legacy Memorials in New York
gptkbp:motto “ The Fighting 17th”
gptkbp:nickname “ The New York 17th”
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_W._Geary
gptkb:Major_General_John_A._Logan
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Cauley
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_H._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Borough
gptkb:New_York_State
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:service_years 3 years
gptkbp:size Approximately 1,000 men
gptkbp:state gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:uniform Blue woolen uniforms