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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Cavalry
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gptkbp:active_years
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1861-1865
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:Cavalry
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gptkbp:combat_history
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Blue and Gold
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Causland
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:descendant
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Various cavalry units in the U. S. Army
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1865
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandy_Station
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gptkbp:formed
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1861
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Participated in major battles of the Civil War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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First Cavalry Regiment from Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:legacy
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Contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War
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gptkbp:military_service
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approximately 1,000
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gptkbp:motto
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“ We Will Fight”
“ The First and the Best”
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Fighting 1st
“ The Fighting 1st”
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandy_Station
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Causland
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:recruited_from
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gptkb:Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:size
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gptkb:Regiment
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:veterans
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Many served in post-war military roles
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