Volunteer Light Artillery

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Guard
gptkbp:alumni annual gatherings
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:branch Artillery
gptkbp:celebrates Civil War memorials
gptkbp:colors red and white
gptkbp:commandStructure regimental hierarchy
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1861
gptkbp:communityEngagement local events
gptkbp:communityInvolvement historical reenactments
gptkbp:conservationEfforts historical societies
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalImpact American_military_history
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1865
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:educationalPrograms military history education
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:equipment cannons
howitzers
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Monroe
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:historicalEvent military memorabilia
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:General_Grant
gptkbp:historicalRecords military archives
gptkbp:historicalResearch military historians
gptkbp:historicalSignificance battlefield reports
Civil War artillery tactics
role_in_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Volunteer Light Artillery
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern artillery
gptkbp:militaryRank military veteran groups
gptkbp:motto For Honor and Glory
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Light_Brigade
gptkbp:notableBattle Siege of Vicksburg
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Colonel_John_Smith
gptkbp:operationalHistory Civil War campaigns
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:recruitment local communities
local volunteers
gptkbp:role support infantry
gptkbp:size regiment
gptkbp:strategicGoals artillery in warfare
other volunteer units
gptkbp:successor Regular_Army_Artillery
gptkbp:supportRole direct fire support
gptkbp:supports infantry regiments
gptkbp:tactics field artillery tactics
gptkbp:traditions cannon firing ceremonies
gptkbp:training military camps
artillery drills
gptkbp:uniform blue_coat_and_white_trousers