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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Cavalry regiment
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1861-1865
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gptkbp:alumni
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Annual gatherings
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Appomattox
gptkb:Gettysburg
Wilderness
Cedar_Creek
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gptkbp:branch
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Cavalry
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gptkbp:casualties
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Over 300
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:1st_Maine_Cavalry_Veterans_Association
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1865
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of Appomattox Court House
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Eastern_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:finaleDate
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gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
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gptkbp:firstGeneration
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gptkb:Colonel_Samuel_H._M._Byers
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gptkbp:hasDepartment
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Approximately 1,000 men
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Maine
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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Influenced cavalry tactics
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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gptkb:National_Archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Participated_in_major_battles_of_the_Civil_War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1st Maine Cavalry
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gptkbp:legacy
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Memorials_in_Maine
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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3 years
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gptkbp:motto
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“The_First_in_the_Field”
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gptkbp:nickname
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“The_Fighting_First”
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Major_General_Joshua_L._Chamberlain
gptkb:Brigadier_General_Charles_H._Smith
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Andrews
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Andrews
Raids behind enemy lines
Engagements_with_Confederate_cavalry
Skirmishes_in_Virginia
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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Preservation of history
Historical reenactments
Memorial services
Veterans'_organizations
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Maine
Maine_citizens
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gptkbp:reform
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1864
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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Army
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gptkbp:size
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Regiment
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gptkbp:supportRole
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Reconnaissance
Flanking maneuvers
Cavalry operations
Pursuit of retreating forces
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gptkbp:uniform
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Blue
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