27th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Fredericksburg
gptkb:Antietam
gptkb:Chancellorsville
gptkb:Wilderness
gptkb:Gettysburg
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Army
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Eastern_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:casualties Over 200
gptkbp:colors gptkb:Blue
gptkbp:combat_history Part of the Excelsior Brigade
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Crea
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:27th_New_York_National_Guard
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:New_York_City
1865
1865-06-30
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:historical_role Union infantry unit
gptkbp:historical_significance Fought in major battles of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 27th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:legacy Memorials in New York
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Excelsior
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Excelsior_Brigade
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_W._Geary
gptkb:Major_General_John_A._Logan
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Crea
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Seward_Jr.
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:reformed Post-Civil War
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1861
3 years
gptkbp:size Approximately 1,000 men
gptkbp:state gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:strength 1,000 men
gptkbp:uniform Frock coat
Blue wool trousers
Hardee hat
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Henry_W._Slocum
gptkb:Union_Army_units
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7