42nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Henry_W._Slocum
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:armament Springfield rifles
gptkbp:casualties Over 200 killed or wounded
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:42nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1865-06-30
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Eastern_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:formation_date 1861-05-10
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:has_ability 300 men
1,000 men
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkbp:historical_significance Fought in major battles of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 42nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:New_York_State_Volunteers
gptkbp:legacy Memorials in New York
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Excelsior
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Brooklyn_Regiment
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:New_York_State_Flag
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_W._Geary
gptkb:Major_General_John_A._Logan
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 3 years
gptkbp:size Approximately 1,000 men
gptkbp:state gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:supports Artillery and Cavalry units
gptkbp:transportation Railroads
gptkbp:uniform Blue wool uniforms