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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1862-1865
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Minnesota_National_Guard
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gptkbp:armament
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Springfield rifles
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Union_battle_flag
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 200
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gptkbp:combat_role
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frontline combat
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gptkbp:commander
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Colonel William J. Colvill
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired local folklore and stories
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gptkbp:descendant
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veterans organizations
Civil War reenactors
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1865
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gptkbp:engagement
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Minnesota
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gptkbp:historical_achievement
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recognized in state history books
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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preserved uniforms and equipment
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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contributed to Union victory in the Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_records
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maintained by Minnesota Historical Society
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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participated in key Civil War battles
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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8th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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gptkbp:legacy
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honored in Minnesota history
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gptkbp:memorials
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various monuments in Minnesota
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gptkbp:military_rank
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volunteer infantry
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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offensive and defensive operations
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The Eighth is the Best”
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Kinney
Major General John B. Sanborn
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gptkbp:organizes
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1862
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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reunion events
many members returned to Minnesota
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gptkbp:recruited_from
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local communities
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gptkbp:recruitment
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primarily from Minnesota
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gptkbp:reformed
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1864
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:infantry
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gptkbp:service_years
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3 years
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 1,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Minnesota
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gptkbp:support
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logistical support from the Union
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gptkbp:training_programs
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Camp Release
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gptkbp:transportation
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railroad and riverboat
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gptkbp:uniform
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Union blue uniform
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Minnesota_Volunteer_Infantry
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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