Pennsylvania 3rd Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliatedWith Other_Pennsylvania_regiments
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Pennsylvania_Volunteer_Infantry
gptkbp:alumni Annual gatherings post-war
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Springfield_rifle
gptkbp:artifacts Preserved uniforms and equipment in museums
gptkbp:battleHonors Gettysburg, Antietam, Fredericksburg
gptkbp:branch Infantry
gptkbp:casualties Over 1,000
gptkbp:celebrates Civil War reenactments
Various_monuments_in_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:colors Blue
gptkbp:commandStructure Part_of_the_1st_Brigade,_1st_Division,_V_Corps
gptkbp:communityEngagement Local events honoring veterans
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalImpact Represented_Pennsylvania's_commitment_to_the_Union_cause
gptkbp:deployedTo Merged into other units post-war
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:educationalPrograms Programs_in_schools_about_Civil_War_history
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:hasPerformance 1861
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Major_General_John_F._Hartranft
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influenced_future_military_organizations_in_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Affiliated with local historical societies
gptkbp:historicalRecords Maintained_by_the_Pennsylvania_Historical_and_Museum_Commission
gptkbp:historicalResearch Studied by historians and military scholars
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Regimental histories and accounts
Participated_in_major_Civil_War_battles
gptkbp:historicalTours Tours of battlefields and sites related to the regiment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pennsylvania 3rd Regiment
gptkbp:legacy Contributed_to_the_Union_victory_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:militaryRank 3 years
Surviving members post-war
gptkbp:motto “The Third is the Best”
gptkbp:nickname “The_Fighting_Third”
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Colonel_John_F._Hartranft
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer Veterans'_organizations
gptkbp:publications Books_and_articles_on_Civil_War_regiments
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Southeastern_Pennsylvania
volunteers
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:services Fought_in_the_Eastern_Theater_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:size Regiment
gptkbp:state gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:symbol Regimental Flag
gptkbp:training Camp Curtin
gptkbp:uniform Blue woolen coat and trousers