24th Michigan Cavalry

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:active_years 1863-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Michigan_Volunteer_Infantry
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Appomattox
gptkb:Wilderness
gptkb:Gettysburg
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:casualties over 200
gptkbp:command_structure regimental
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1866
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:weapons
sabre
gptkbp:formation_date 1863-08-01
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Michigan
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan
gptkbp:historical_records maintained by the state archives
letters and diaries of soldiers
battlefield reports
official military documents
published regimental history
gptkbp:historical_significance participated in major Civil War battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 24th Michigan Cavalry
gptkbp:legacy honored in Michigan history
gptkbp:military_operations gptkb:cavalry_charges
reconnaissance missions
flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:motto “ The Brave and the Bold”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Iron_Brigade
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Colonel_William_H._H._Mc_Culloch
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:memorials
historical societies
reunions
preservation of history
veterans' organizations
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:recruitment volunteers
gptkbp:reformed 1864
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Army
gptkbp:service_years 3 years
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:state gptkb:Michigan
gptkbp:uniform blue wool
gptkbp:veterans many returned to civilian life
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Selma
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5