Army of the Potomac's 26th Corps

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_John_G._Parke
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:formed 1862
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War battles
gptkbp:historical_significance key role in the Eastern Theater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Army of the Potomac's 26th Corps
gptkbp:influenced post-war military structure
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:is_supported_by cavalry units
artillery units
gptkbp:known_for defensive operations
high casualty rates
offensive campaigns
bravery of soldiers
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military organization
gptkbp:motto “ The Union Forever”
gptkbp:operates_under gptkb:Department_of_the_East
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Richmond-Petersburg_Campaign
gptkb:Overland_Campaign
gptkbp:recruitment northern states
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Delaware
gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:Maryland
gptkb:Michigan
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Nebraska
gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Oregon
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:Tennessee
gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:Washington
gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Iowa
gptkb:Mississippi
gptkb:Kansas
gptkbp:size approximately 30,000 soldiers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:6th_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6