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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Cavalry
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gptkbp:active_years
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1861-1865
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gptkbp:allegiance
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Confederate_battle_flag
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_S._Mosby
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Portrayed in films and literature
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gptkbp:defeated
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April 1865
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gptkbp:descendant
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Many descendants active in reenactments
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1865
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gptkbp:dissolved
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Post-war disbandment
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
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gptkbp:formed
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1861
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Virginia
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Civil War era
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gptkbp:historical_records
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Maintained by the Virginia Historical Society
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Guerrilla warfare tactics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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39th Virginia Cavalry
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on modern cavalry tactics
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The Old Dominion”
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Mosby's_Rangers
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Raid on the Union supply lines
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart
gptkb:John_S._Mosby
gptkb:George_S._Patton
gptkb:William_H._F._Lee
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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Many members joined the KKK
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gptkbp:primary_function
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Reconnaissance missions
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gptkbp:recruitment
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Virginia residents
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gptkbp:reunion
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Annual reunions after the war
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gptkbp:role
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Cavalry operations
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gptkbp:size
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gptkb:Regiment
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Virginia
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gptkbp:strength
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Approximately 1,000 men
Diminished by casualties and desertions
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gptkbp:tactics
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Hit-and-run tactics
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gptkbp:type
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Partisan ranger unit
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gptkbp:uniform
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Gray uniforms
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jeb_Stuart_Jr.
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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