United States Volunteers

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The United States Volunteers were temporary military units raised by the U.S. federal government, primarily during major wars like the Civil War and Spanish–American War, composed of citizen soldiers serving alongside the regular army.

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Generate an image of the United States Volunteers (The United States Volunteers were temporary military units raised by the U.S. federal government, primarily during major wars like the Civil War and Spanish–American War, composed of citizen soldiers serving alongside the regular army.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military formation ⓘ
temporary military unit ⓘ
volunteer military force ⓘ
commandLanguage English ⓘ
composedOf citizen soldiers ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
demobilizationAuthority U.S. federal government ⓘ
disbandedAfter end of hostilities ⓘ
distinctFrom United States Regular Army ⓘ
linked to: United States Army
engagedIn land warfare ⓘ
enlistmentType voluntary enlistment ⓘ
hasRole citizen-soldier force ⓘ
hasType artillery units ⓘ
cavalry units ⓘ
engineer units ⓘ
infantry units ⓘ
legalBasis acts of Congress ⓘ
militaryBranch Army ⓘ
notableConflict American Civil War ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
Philippine–American War ⓘ
Spanish–American War ⓘ
officerSource appointed volunteer officers ⓘ
regular army officers ⓘ
operatedBy United States federal government ⓘ
organizationalLevel brigades ⓘ
divisions ⓘ
regiments ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
precededBy state volunteer regiments in early U.S. history ⓘ
primaryFunction augment regular army strength ⓘ
raisedBy U.S. federal government ⓘ
War Department ⓘ
raisedDuring American Civil War ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
Philippine–American War ⓘ
Spanish–American War ⓘ
raisedFor major wars ⓘ
recruitmentArea U.S. territories ⓘ
various U.S. states ⓘ
relatedTo United States Army Reserve ⓘ
linked to: Army Reserve

United States National Guard ⓘ
serviceAlongside United States Regular Army ⓘ
linked to: United States Army
status temporary service ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
typicalEnlistmentTerm for the duration of the war ⓘ
usedFor rapid wartime expansion of forces ⓘ

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Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States militia forces → distinctFrom → United States Volunteers ⓘ
George Westinghouse → militaryService → Union Army ⓘ
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Washington Roebling → militaryBranch → Union Army ⓘ
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Joseph Pulitzer → militaryService → Union Army ⓘ
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William Tecumseh Sherman → militaryBranch → Union Army ⓘ
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Appomattox Court House, Virginia → associatedWith → Union Army ⓘ
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Theodore Roosevelt → notableWork → The Rough Riders ⓘ
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Theodore Roosevelt → militaryUnit → 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry ⓘ
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Union → militaryBranch → Union Volunteers ⓘ
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Battle of San Juan Hill → involvesUnit → Rough Riders ⓘ
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New Mexico Campaign → hasParticipant → U.S. volunteer forces from Missouri ⓘ
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Union Army → includes → United States Volunteers ⓘ
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps → serviceBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
1st United States Volunteer Cavalry → partOf → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Joshua W. Sill → serviceNumberOrID → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Daniel Butterfield → branchOfService → United States Volunteers ⓘ
11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment → partOf → Union volunteer forces ⓘ
linked to: United States Volunteers
16th New York Cavalry Regiment → serviceBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Battle of Caloocan → involves → United States volunteer regiments ⓘ
linked to: United States Volunteers
Kettle Hill → usedBy → United States volunteer cavalry units ⓘ
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Battle of Quingua → armedForceInvolved → U.S. volunteer regiments ⓘ
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Union VIII Corps → militaryBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
United States Army regulars → distinctFrom → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Union III Corps → militaryBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
1st Division, XII Corps → serviceBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
2nd Division, XII Corps → serviceBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Eleventh Corps → higherFormation → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Massachusetts 5th Volunteer Militia Regiment → service → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Massachusetts 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment → partOf → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Massachusetts 9th Volunteer Infantry Regiment → partOf → Union volunteer forces ⓘ
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Massachusetts 44th Volunteer Infantry Regiment → partOf → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Springfield Model 1863 rifle-musket → primaryUsers → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Union II Corps → serviceBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Union VI Corps → serviceBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Eighth Army Corps → serviceBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Snake War → belligerent → United States volunteers ⓘ
linked to: United States Volunteers
XIX Corps (Union Army) → militaryBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Irvin McDowell → hasRankIn → United States Volunteers ⓘ