The Fighting 79th New York Volunteer Infantry

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Fighting_79th_New_York_Volunteer_Infantry

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Fighting_79th
gptkbp:active_years	1861-1865
gptkbp:battle_honors	gptkb:Fredericksburg gptkb:Antietam gptkb:Chancellorsville gptkb:Bull_Run gptkb:Gettysburg
gptkbp:color	blue and white
gptkbp:command_structure	part of 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, II Corps
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Colonel_William_M._Mc_Carty
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbandment_date	1865-06-06
gptkbp:engagements	gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam gptkb:Battle_of_Bull_Run gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:formation_date	1861-05-21
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:historical_event	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House gptkb:war gptkb:March_to_the_Sea gptkb:Battle_of_Sailor's_Creek gptkb:Overland_Campaign
gptkbp:historical_significance	Irish American unit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Fighting 79th New York Volunteer Infantry
gptkbp:motto	“ The Fighting 79th”
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Fighting_79th
gptkbp:notable_members	gptkb:Captain_John_O'_Rourke gptkb:Major_General_John_F._Reynolds gptkb:Colonel_Patrick_Kelly Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher Lieutenant Colonel John J. Mc Carty
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment	Irish immigrants
gptkbp:service_branch	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:size	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:state	gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:Irish_harp