2nd New York Cavalry

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Antietam
gptkb:Chancellorsville
gptkb:Gettysburg
gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
Cedar Creek
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:descendant Veterans organizations
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Sabre
gptkb:horse_race
gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:formation_date 1861
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:historical_records Maintained by state archives
Maintained by National Archives
Maintained by genealogical societies
Maintained by local historical societies
Maintained by military museums
gptkbp:historical_significance Participated in major battles of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2nd New York Cavalry
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to Union victory
gptkbp:memorials Dedicated monuments at battlefields
gptkbp:motto “ The Brave and the Bold”
gptkbp:nickname The Second New York
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Major_John_H._Mc_Cauley
gptkb:Major_General_John_A._Logan
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Cauley
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_H._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruited_from gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:reunion Annual gatherings after the war
gptkbp:role Cavalry operations
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Army
gptkbp:services gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:size gptkb:Regiment
gptkbp:type Volunteer cavalry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Brandy_Station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5