18th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:armament Springfield rifles
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Overland_Campaign
gptkbp:casualties over 200
gptkbp:colors gptkb:Blue
gptkbp:command_structure Regimental structure
gptkbp:commemoration Annual memorial services
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced Civil War literature
gptkbp:descendant Various veteran organizations
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:disbandment_date June 1865
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:formation_date May 1861
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:historical_records gptkb:Archives
gptkbp:historical_significance Fought in major battles of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 18th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:insignia Regimental Flag
gptkbp:is_active_in 1861
1865
gptkbp:legacy Memorials in New York
gptkbp:motto “ The Union Forever”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Iron Brigade”
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:post_war_career Reunions and memorials
gptkbp:preservation_efforts Preserved artifacts in museums
gptkbp:recruited_from gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:recruitment Public enlistment drives
gptkbp:reformed 1864
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:service_years 3 years
voluntary
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:state gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:training_programs gptkb:Camp_Scott
gptkbp:transportation Railroads
gptkbp:uniform Blue wool uniforms
gptkbp:veterans Many veterans returned home
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Henry_W._Slocum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7