8th New York Heavy Artillery

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/8th_New_York_Heavy_Artillery
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Mc_Allister
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:New_York_National_Guard
gptkbp:color blue and white
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1865
gptkbp:equipment cannons
gptkbp:formed 1862
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:historical_significance defense of Washington, D. C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 8th New York Heavy Artillery
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy Civil War history
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Fortitude_and_Fidelity
gptkbp:nickname The New York Heavy Artillery
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:X_Corps
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:New_York_State
gptkbp:released mustered out
gptkbp:role artillery support
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:service_years 1862-1865
volunteers
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit