21st Pennsylvania Cavalry

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkb:Cavalry_Corps
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Appomattox
gptkb:Gettysburg
Wilderness
Cedar_Creek
gptkbp:branch Cavalry
gptkbp:casualties High
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1861
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1865
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandy_Station
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Sailor's Creek
Battle of Yellow Tavern
Battle of Trevilian Station
Battle of Appomattox Station
Battle of Hatcher's Run
Battle of Stony Creek
gptkbp:equipment Horses
gptkbp:finaleDate gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Colonel_William_H._McCaskey
gptkb:Colonel_John_H._H._McCaskey
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Participated_in_major_battles_of_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to Union victory
gptkbp:militaryRank 3 years
gptkbp:motto “The_Brave_and_the_Bold”
gptkbp:nickname “The_Pennsylvania_Bucktails”
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_H._H._McCaskey
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._McCaskey
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Pennsylvania
Volunteers
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:size Regiment
gptkbp:tactics Cavalry charges
gptkbp:uniform Blue