Hancock's Brigade

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:alumni community events
educational programs
historical reenactments
memorial services
annual gatherings
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1861
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:Civil_War_Trust
gptkb:National_Archives
gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkb:Gettysburg_National_Military_Park
gptkb:American_Battlefield_Trust
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to Union victories
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hancock's Brigade
gptkbp:influenced historical narratives
military strategy development
military history studies
public_memory_of_the_Civil_War
American_Civil_War_scholarship
gptkbp:knownFor bravery in battle
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military tactics
gptkbp:location gptkb:Eastern_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hancock's_Second_Corps
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:George_G._Meade
gptkb:John_Gibbon
gptkb:Alexander_Hays
gptkb:Francis_C._Barlow
gptkb:David_B._Birney
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:size approximately 3,000 soldiers
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
artillery support
defensive positions
infantry assaults