6th Army Corps

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Army
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved 1865-06-30
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:artillery
gptkb:Cavalry
rifled muskets
gptkbp:formation_date 1861-05-01
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:historical_records gptkb:Public_Library
gptkb:Archives
gptkb:educational_programs
historical societies
genealogical research
online databases
reenactments
military history books
battlefield preservation efforts
gptkbp:historical_significance major role in the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 6th Army Corps
gptkbp:is_active_in 1861
1865
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military organization
gptkbp:logistics supply lines
gptkbp:memorials Civil War memorials
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:nickname nan
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Major_General_William_B._Franklin
gptkb:Major_General_John_Sedgwick
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:5th_Army_Corps
gptkbp:reformed 1864
gptkbp:size approximately 30,000 troops
gptkbp:successor gptkb:XX_Corps
gptkbp:symbol Corps badge
gptkbp:tactics defensive positions
offensive operations
gptkbp:uniform Union blue
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_John_French
gptkb:The_6th_Corps_Monument
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5