Sykes' Regulars

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_George_Sykes
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
gptkbp:formed 1861
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Malvern_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Gaines'_Mill
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Sailor's Creek
Battle of Second Bull Run
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the first regular army units in the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sykes' Regulars
gptkbp:knownFor skirmishing tactics
effective use of artillery
high level of discipline
gptkbp:motto “The_Regulars”
gptkbp:navalFleet Union flag
gptkbp:nickname Regulars
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkb:Captain_John_H._McCausland
gptkb:Sergeant_Major_John_H._McCausland
gptkb:Major_John_A._McCausland
gptkb:Colonel_John_C._Robinson
gptkbp:notableFor participating_in_the_Battle_of_Gettysburg
serving_in_the_5th_Corps
gptkbp:participatedIn Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Cold Harbor
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Eastern_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:size approximately 3,000 soldiers
gptkbp:uniform blue