Corps of Topographical Engineers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Corps_of_Topographical_Engineers
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican–American_War
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1863
gptkbp:formed 1838
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Corps of Topographical Engineers
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Topogs
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:William_H._Emory
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkb:Stephen_H._Long
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Pacific_Railroad_Surveys
gptkb:Mexican_Boundary_Survey
Mississippi River surveys
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Topographical_Bureau
gptkbp:primaryMission improve navigation of rivers and harbors
survey and map the American West
gptkbp:role gptkb:explorer
mapmaking
topographical surveying
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps_of_Topographical_Engineers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6