1st Michigan Cavalry

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Kernstown
gptkb:Battle_of_Newnan
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation Part of the Michigan Volunteer Cavalry
gptkbp:casualties High during battles
gptkbp:command_structure Regimental structure
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Forney
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_representation Represented in literature and films
gptkbp:descendant Descendants of soldiers
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Trevilian_Station
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:horse_race
gptkb:weapon
gptkbp:flag Carried battle flags during service
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Michigan
gptkbp:historical_analysis Subject of various historical studies
gptkbp:historical_documentation Artifacts displayed in museums
Documented in military records
gptkbp:historical_event Maintained by the National Archives
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced cavalry tactics
gptkbp:historical_significance Significant role in the Civil War
Participated in major battles of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Michigan Cavalry
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Various memorials in Michigan
gptkbp:legacy Honored in Michigan history
gptkbp:military_branch Surviving members post-war
gptkbp:motto “ The First in the Field”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Fighting First”
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Michigan
1861
Faced challenges in recruitment
gptkbp:retirement_year Engaged in veterans' affairs
gptkbp:reunion Annual reunions after the war
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_history Fought in the Eastern Theater
Fought in the Western Theater
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:training Trained in Michigan before deployment
gptkbp:uniform gptkb:Blue
gptkbp:unit_history Union cavalry units