1st New York Engineers

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_New_Bern
gptkb:Battle_of_Plymouth
gptkb:19th_Corps
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
unit citations
campaign streamers
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Wilson
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:descendant modern engineering battalions
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:formed 1861
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:City_Point,_Virginia
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:Fort_Monroe
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:historical_event maintained by National Archives
maintained by New York State Archives
gptkbp:historical_significance logistics support
road construction
building bridges
construction of fortifications
engineering support in battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st New York Engineers
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in dedicated in New York
gptkbp:legacy influenced future engineering units
gptkbp:motto “ We Build”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Engineers”
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_H._Seward_Jr.
gptkb:Major_General_John_A._Logan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_H._Mc_Cauley
gptkb:Captain_George_W._Smith
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward_Sr.
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:New_York
gptkb:New_York_State
gptkbp:reunion held annually
gptkbp:role combat engineering
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:service_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:symbol crossed tools
gptkbp:uniform gptkb:blue