3rd Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia

GPTKB entity

Properties (81)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkbp:alumni Commemorative gatherings
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_John_B._Hood
gptkb:General_William_B._Taliaferro
gptkbp:commandStructure Brigade
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1861
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Southern_heritage
gptkbp:descendant Veterans organizations
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Second_Manassas
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Offensive and defensive operations
Numerous Civil War battles
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
gptkbp:equipment rifled muskets
artillery pieces
gptkbp:formed 1861
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil War era
Civil_War_battles_in_Virginia
gptkbp:historicalImpact Significant_in_Confederate_strategy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Memorials and monuments
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:Civil_War_Trust
gptkb:National_Archives
gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkb:Virginia_Historical_Society
gptkb:American_Battlefield_Trust
Documented in military archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key role in major battles
participation in major battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 3rd Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia
gptkbp:knownFor infantry tactics
Valiant defense in battles
gptkbp:legacy Influence on military tactics
influence on military tactics
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:militaryRank Infantry
gptkbp:motto Victory or Death
nan
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Jones
gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_B._Gordon
gptkb:Colonel_John_S._Mosby
gptkb:General_Stephen_D._Lee
gptkb:General_John_B._Gordon
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McCausland
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Taylor
gptkb:General_John_B._Hood
gptkb:Colonel_Edward_A._Perry
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkbp:postWarCareer Disbanded after the war
gptkbp:primaryFunction Engagement in battle
gptkbp:recruitment Southern_states
gptkbp:reform 1st_Brigade,_1st_Division,_3rd_Corps
gptkbp:reputation Fierce combat effectiveness
gptkbp:role infantry brigade
gptkbp:size approximately 3,000 soldiers
Approximately 3,000 soldiers
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of key territories
gptkbp:supportRole Frontline infantry
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Confederate_Battle_Flag
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:type Infantry_Brigade
gptkbp:uniform Confederate_gray