29th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:alumni Annual gatherings after the war
gptkbp:battle Blue
Eagle
gptkbp:branch Cavalry
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Valley_Campaigns_of_1864
gptkb:Sheridan's_Shenandoah_Valley_Campaign
Overland Campaign
March to Appomattox
gptkbp:casualties 700
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_D._McIntosh
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1861-09-05
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Memorials and monuments established
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced_literature_and_films_about_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:decommissioningDate End of Civil War
1865-07-01
gptkbp:descendant Families of veterans continue to honor their service
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of Appomattox Court House
gptkbp:famousLandmark Located_in_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:finalScore 300
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1000
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historicalResearch Documented_in_various_Civil_War_archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Fought_in_key_battles_of_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 29th Pennsylvania Cavalry
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to Union victory
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Pennsylvania
3 years
Many served in post-war militias
gptkbp:motto “The_Brave_and_the_Bold”
gptkbp:nickname “The_Bucktails”
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:General_John_W._Geary
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkb:Captain_John_H._McCarty
gptkb:Major_John_H._Haller
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._McCarty
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:reform 1864-01-01
gptkbp:services Participated in over 30 battles
gptkbp:size Regiment
gptkbp:state gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:unitAwards Bucktail emblem
Mounted_Infantry