U. S. Army of the Potomac

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkbp:armament Included artillery units
gptkbp:artifacts Artifacts preserved in museums
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Joseph_Hooker
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkbp:communication Established communication lines
gptkbp:conservation_efforts Efforts to preserve its history
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced literature and media
gptkbp:disbanded After the Civil War
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:educational_programs Programs to educate about its history
Included engineering units
gptkbp:engagements Numerous engagements against Confederate forces
gptkbp:facilities Established medical corps
gptkbp:formed 1861
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
Initially in Alexandria, Virginia
gptkbp:historical_analysis Subject of extensive historical research
gptkbp:historical_event Extensive historical records exist
gptkbp:historical_figure Many notable generals served
gptkbp:historical_significance Major Union army in the Eastern Theater
gptkbp:historical_site Many historical sites related to its campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U. S. Army of the Potomac
gptkbp:intelligence Developed intelligence operations
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Numerous memorials exist in its honor
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future U. S. military organization
gptkbp:logistics Supplied by the Union
gptkbp:military_branch Included infantry divisions
Included cavalry divisions
Many veterans formed associations
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
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_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Malvern_Hill
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Second_Bull_Run
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:publishes Numerous publications about its history
gptkbp:recruitment Recruited soldiers from Northern states
gptkbp:retirement_year Many units reformed into new organizations
gptkbp:reunion Held reunion events post-war
gptkbp:size Over 100,000 troops
gptkbp:strategic_importance Key role in Union victories
gptkbp:successor Army of the Potomac (reorganized)
gptkbp:symbol Army of the Potomac badge
gptkbp:tactics Developed new military tactics
gptkbp:tour Tours available at battlefields
gptkbp:training Conducted training exercises
gptkbp:transportation Utilized railroads for transportation