1st Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Battle_of_Memphis
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market_Heights
gptkb:Battle_of_Brice's_Cross_Roads
gptkb:Battle_of_Johnsonville
gptkb:Battle_of_Montgomery
gptkb:Battle_of_Selma
gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Sherman's_March_to_the_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
Battle of Columbia
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Forney
Colonel John B. Callis
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:horse_race
gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:historical_significance Participated in the Siege of Petersburg
Contributed to Union victories
Participated in major campaigns
Engaged in skirmishes and raids
Provided reconnaissance and support
Engaged in the Battle of the Wilderness
Involved in the capture of Confederate supply lines
Assisted in the defense of key locations
Fought against Confederate forces
Involved in the final campaigns of the Civil War
Served in the Western Theater
Participated in the pursuit of Confederate General Hood
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment
gptkbp:motto “ The First in the Field”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Iron Brigade”
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Forney
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruited_from gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years Over 1,000 men
gptkbp:size gptkb:Regiment
gptkbp:state gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Iron_Brigade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6