Kansas Brigade

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:alumni held annually after the war
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Bleeding_Kansas
Free State movement
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:James_G._Blunt
gptkbp:contributedTo the_establishment_of_Kansas_as_a_free_state
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements numerous skirmishes
gptkbp:engagesIn Battle of Mine Creek
Battle of Prairie Grove
Battle of Westport
Battle of the Blue
gptkbp:famousFor intelligence gathering
guerilla warfare tactics
participating in the Battle of Cabin Creek
participating in the Battle of Fort Scott
participating in the Battle of Montgomery
participating in the Battle of Newtonia
participating in the Battle of Selma
participating in the Battle of Spanish Fort
rapid cavalry movements
supporting abolitionist causes
fighting_against_Confederate_sympathizers
participating_in_the_Battle_of_Honey_Springs
participating_in_the_Battle_of_Independence
participating_in_the_Battle_of_Jenkins_Ferry
participating_in_the_Battle_of_Little_Blue_River
protecting_settlers_in_Kansas
raids_into_Missouri
gptkbp:formed 1862
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Leavenworth
gptkbp:historicalSignificance fought for abolition
contributed_to_Union_victories_in_the_West
defended_Kansas_against_Confederate_raids
participated_in_the_pursuit_of_Confederate_forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kansas Brigade
gptkbp:influenced post-war_politics_in_Kansas
gptkbp:legacy inspired future military units
gptkbp:militaryRank formed organizations
gptkbp:motto “The_Kansas_Brigade”
gptkbp:nickname “Jayhawkers”
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:John_A._Martin
gptkb:George_W._Deitzler
gptkb:Charles_R._Jennison
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Kansas
gptkbp:size varied
gptkbp:type cavalry