First Corps

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:colors Blue and white
gptkbp:defeated Artillery
Cavalry
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
gptkbp:firstMatch gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkbp:hasPerformance 1861
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Gettysburg,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historicalRole Key_role_in_major_battles_of_the_Civil_War.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Official_Records_of_the_War_of_the_Rebellion
Diaries
Correspondence
Photographs
Letters
Memorials
Monuments
Military orders
After-action reports
Battlefield maps
Unit citations
Battle reports
Regimental histories
First corps to engage in battle in the Civil War.
Veterans'_accounts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Corps
gptkbp:legacy Influenced modern military organization.
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:navalFleet Red, white, and blue
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Iron_Brigade
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Wilderness
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Abner_Doubleday
gptkb:John_F._Reynolds
gptkb:Francis_C._Barlow
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:recruitment Northeastern_states
gptkbp:reform 1863
gptkbp:size approximately 10,000 soldiers
gptkbp:subordinateUnits 1st_Division
2nd_Division
3rd_Division
gptkbp:supportRole Infantry
gptkbp:symbol Star and crescent