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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Port_Republic
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gptkbp:active_years
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1861-1865
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gptkbp:affiliation
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Confederate Army Units
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gptkbp:casualties
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High during major battles
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gptkbp:command_structure
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_W._Allen
Various ranks
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:defeated
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April 1865
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:8th_Virginia_Infantry_Association
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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April 1865
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gptkbp:engagements
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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
gptkb:Battle_of_First_Bull_Run
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gptkbp:formation_date
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May 1861
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:Library
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Influenced Southern military tactics
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Fought for the Confederacy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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8th Virginia Infantry
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Stonewall_Brigade
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gptkbp:legacy
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Memorials in Virginia
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The Old 8th”
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Fighting_8th
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
Red and white
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:General_John_B._Gordon
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Virginia
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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Disbanded after the war
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gptkbp:service_years
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Voluntary
Many soldiers re-enlisted after initial service
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gptkbp:size
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Approximately 1,000 men at formation
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Virginia
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