21st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:New_York_State_Military_Museum
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkbp:casualties over 100 missing
over 200 killed in action
over 400 wounded
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Call
gptkbp:conservation_efforts efforts to preserve history and artifacts
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and art about the Civil War
gptkbp:descendant descendants of soldiers participate in reenactments
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:educational_programs participates in educational programs about the Civil War
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:historical_analysis subject of various historical studies
gptkbp:historical_documentation regimental history published in 1886
gptkbp:historical_event associated with local historical societies
gptkbp:historical_significance fought in major battles of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 21st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in memorials dedicated in New York
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:legacy honored in various memorials
gptkbp:military_branch three years
many veterans returned to New York after the war
gptkbp:motto Excelsior!
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Excelsior_Regiment
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:New_York_State_Flag
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_H._Seward_Jr.
gptkb:Major_General_Daniel_E._Sickles
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward_Sr.
gptkbp:organizes 1861
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:New_York
early 1861
gptkbp:result gptkb:2nd_Brigade,_3rd_Division,_II_Corps
gptkbp:reunion held annual reunions post-war
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_history served in the Eastern Theater
gptkbp:service_years many soldiers re-enlisted after initial term
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:uniform blue wool uniforms
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Henry_W._Slocum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6