2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Pennsylvania_National_Guard
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Antietam
gptkb:Gettysburg
gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Brandy_Station
Cedar Creek
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkbp:casualties Over 300
gptkbp:command_structure Regimental structure
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:descendant Civil War reenactors
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandy_Station
gptkbp:equipment Horses and sabers
gptkbp:famous_landmark Located in Pennsylvania
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Camp_Curtin
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_significance Fought in major battles of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to Union victory
gptkbp:memorials Various monuments in Pennsylvania
gptkbp:motto “ The Brave and the Bold”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Bucktails”
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Colonel_John_H._Ketcham
gptkb:Colonel_William_J._Palmer
gptkbp:notable_move Pursuit of Confederate forces
gptkbp:organizes 1861
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:primary_role Cavalry operations
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:reformed 1863
gptkbp:result gptkb:Army_of_the_Shenandoah
gptkbp:reunion Annual gatherings after the war
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 3 years
gptkbp:size gptkb:Regiment
gptkbp:training_programs gptkb:Camp_Curtin
gptkbp:type Mounted Infantry
gptkbp:uniform gptkb:Blue
gptkbp:veterans Many served post-war in various capacities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Kernstown
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5