Union 18th Corps

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Union_18th_Corps

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_Port_Republic
gptkbp:activities	gptkb:Assault_on_Fort_Harrison gptkb:Capture_of_New_Market_Heights gptkb:Defense_of_Port_Hudson gptkb:Engagement_at_Appomattox_Court_House gptkb:Engagement_at_Cold_Harbor gptkb:Siege_operations_at_Petersburg Engagement at Chaffin's Farm Engagement at Fair Oaks Engagement at the Wilderness
gptkbp:appointed_by	gptkb:Army_of_the_James gptkb:Department_of_the_Gulf
gptkbp:color	gptkb:blue
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Major_General_William_B._Franklin gptkb:Major_General_Edward_O._C._Ord
gptkbp:disbanded	1865
gptkbp:engagements	gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor gptkb:Battle_of_Chaffin's_Farm gptkb:Battle_of_Fair_Oaks gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market_Heights gptkb:Battle_of_Port_Hudson gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Harrison
gptkbp:formed	1862
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:historical_significance	Contributed to the capture of Richmond Helped to secure Union victory in the Civil War Involved in major battles of the Civil War Played a key role in the Siege of Petersburg Participated in the final campaigns of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Union 18th Corps
gptkbp:is_active_in	gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:is_engaged_in	gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:motto	“ The Union Must and Shall Be Preserved”
gptkbp:nickname	“ The Eighteenth Corps”
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment	Northern states
gptkbp:reform	1864
gptkbp:size	approximately 30,000 soldiers