3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cavalry regiment
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliatedWith Volunteer
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Gettysburg
gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Brandy_Station
Antietam
Cedar_Creek
gptkbp:branch Cavalry
gptkbp:commandStructure Regimental
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1861
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioningDate June 1865
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Blue and yellow
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandy_Station
Battle of Antietam
gptkbp:field Division
Corps
Brigade
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer Colonel_William_J._Palmer
gptkbp:headquarters Camp Curtin
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalRole Flanking maneuvers
Skirmishes
Reconnaissance missions
Cavalry operations
Pursuit operations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Participated_in_major_battles_of_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to Union victory
gptkbp:militaryRank 3 years
Many served in post-war military
gptkbp:motto “The_Brave_and_the_Bold”
gptkbp:nickname “The_Bucktails”
“The_Pennsylvania_Bucktails”
gptkbp:notableFeature Colonel_William_J._Palmer
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:serviceBranch Army
gptkbp:size Regiment
gptkbp:state gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:uniform Dark blue frock coat
Dark blue trousers
gptkbp:unitAwards Cavalry