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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Old_Abe
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gptkbp:active_years
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1861-1865
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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gptkb:award
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:Atlanta_Campaign
gptkb:Carolinas_Campaign
gptkb:Tennessee_Campaign
gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Western_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkb:March_to_the_Sea
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 200
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gptkbp:commander
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Colonel William E. Smith
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:descendant
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descendants of veterans
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1865
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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July 1865
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gptkbp:formation_date
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October 1861
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Madison,_Wisconsin
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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participated in major Civil War battles
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
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gptkbp:legacy
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contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The 8th Wisconsin is the best”
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gptkbp:nickname
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“ The Eagle Regiment”
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:8th
Wisconsin state flag
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Captain_William_H._H._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Kinney
Captain Edward A. H. Houghton
Major General John G. Mc Auliffe
Major John W. Mc Coy
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:recruitment
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primarily from Wisconsin
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gptkbp:reunion
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held annually after the war
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Army_of_the_Ohio
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkb:Army_of_the_Cumberland
gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
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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:Wisconsin
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