The Fighting 79th

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._79_Squadron_RAAF
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:New_York_City_Fire_Department
gptkb:New_York_State_Military_Museum
gptkb:New_York_State_Armory
gptkb:New_York_State
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:New_York_National_Guard
gptkb:New_York_State_Division_of_Military_and_Naval_Affairs
gptkb:New_York_State_Military_Academy
gptkb:New_York_State_National_Guard
gptkb:New_York_State_Veterans'_Affairs
gptkb:New_York_State_Veterans'_Home
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_Belleau_Wood
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Mexican_Border_Campaign
gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkbp:casualties Over 1,000
over 2000
gptkbp:color gptkb:Blue_and_White
red and white
green and white
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:U._S._Army_Reserve
Part of the Union Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_M._Mc_Carty
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
1945
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1865-06-30
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:formation_date 1861-05-21
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Borough
gptkb:Fort_Drum
gptkbp:has_ability 1000 soldiers
300 soldiers
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:historical_significance awarded multiple commendations
participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive
contributed to the liberation of France
Participated in major battles of the Civil War
Irish American soldiers
first American unit to fight in World War I
served in the Pacific Theater during WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Fighting 79th
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Volunteer_Infantry
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:79th_New_York_Infantry_Monument
gptkbp:legacy Honored in various memorials
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Fortis_et_Fidelis
“ The 79th will never surrender!”
“ The Fighting 79th”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_Irish
gptkb:The_Fighting_79th
gptkb:The_Fighting_79th_New_York_Volunteer_Infantry
The New York 79th
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Bull_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:war
79th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment insignia
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Colonel_William_M._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Corporal_John_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Lieutenant_John_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_Albert_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_Charles_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_David_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_Edward_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_George_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_Henry_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_James_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_John_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_Joseph_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_Richard_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_Samuel_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_Thomas_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_Walter_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_William_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Sergeant_Major_John_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_W._Geary
gptkb:Major_General_John_A._Logan
gptkb:General_John_J._Pershing
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Major_John_H._Mc_Carty
Colonel William H. Mc Rae
Private Frank H. Mc Carty
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:reform 1866
gptkbp:restoration 1947
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 3 years
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:status inactive
gptkbp:successor gptkb:69th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:symbol shamrock
unit insignia
Regimental Flag
gptkbp:tradition marching songs
unit reunions
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:1917