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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1861-1865
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Kennesaw_Mountain
gptkb:Missionary_Ridge
gptkb:Vicksburg
gptkb:Nashville
gptkb:Fort_Blakely
gptkb:Gettysburg
gptkb:Spanish_Fort
gptkb:Chickamauga
gptkb:Mobile_Bay
gptkb:Jonesboro
Franklin
Peach Tree Creek
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gptkbp:branch
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Infantry
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_W._Foster
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._Smith
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1865
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_Perryville
Battle of Chattanooga
Battle of Stones River
Battle of Mill Springs
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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21st Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
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gptkbp:legacy
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Research and publications
Historical reenactments
Commemorative events
Memorials_in_Kentucky
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gptkbp:motto
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Onward to Victory
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Bluegrass_Regiment
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Major_William_H._Smith
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McKinney
gptkb:Lieutenant_John_H._McKinney
gptkb:Private_James_H._McKinney
gptkb:Sergeant_Major_John_H._McKinney
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Kentucky
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gptkbp:services
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Contributed to Union victories
Participated in over 30 battles
Participated in the March to the Sea
Participated in the Siege of Vicksburg
Engaged in skirmishes and raids
Over 1,000 men served
Provided garrison duty
Sustained heavy casualties
Fought_in_the_Western_Theater
Participated_in_the_Atlanta_Campaign
Participated_in_the_Carolinas_Campaign
Returned_to_Kentucky_after_the_war
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gptkbp:size
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Regiment
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