Excelsior Brigade

GPTKB entity

Properties (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:alumni annual gatherings
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:New_York_State_Militia
gptkbp:casualties over 1,000
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Excelsior_Brigade_Monument
gptkbp:civicEngagement veterans' organizations
gptkbp:commandStructure Brigade
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1861
gptkbp:communityInvolvement historical markers
local history groups
gptkbp:conservationEfforts historical preservation organizations
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalSignificance historical reenactments
gptkbp:demographics predominantly white soldiers
gptkbp:descendant family members of veterans
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:discipline military regulations
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:educationalPrograms school history projects
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
gptkbp:equipment Springfield_rifles
gptkbp:finalScore 1,500
gptkbp:firstAwarded 3,000
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalEvent military memorabilia
gptkbp:historicalImpact contributed to Union victories
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Civil War historical societies
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalResearch scholarly articles
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Union_Army_unit_during_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Excelsior Brigade
gptkbp:leadership field officers
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future military units
gptkbp:militaryRank voluntary service
surviving members
gptkbp:motto Excelsior
gptkbp:navalFleet Excelsior Flag
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Excelsior_Brigade
gptkbp:notable_event Memorial Day parades
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Cold Harbor
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Daniel_E._Sickles
books and documentaries
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:New_York_State_Volunteer_Infantry
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:reform 1862
gptkbp:secondaryRole infantry combat
gptkbp:size regiment
gptkbp:state gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:supplyChain Union supply chain
gptkbp:training drill and maneuvers
gptkbp:transportation railroads
gptkbp:type infantry
gptkbp:uniform blue wool uniforms