Union Army

land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War
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Union Army

Summary

Union Army is an army[1]. It draws 2,895 Wikipedia views per month (army category, ranking #54 of 254).[2]

Key Facts

  • Union Army is in the country of United States[3].
  • Union Army's instance of is recorded as army[4].
  • Union Army's founder is recorded as Abraham Lincoln[5].
  • Union Army's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[6].
  • Union Army's child organization or unit is recorded as Army of the Tennessee[7].
  • Union Army's child organization or unit is recorded as Army of the Ohio[8].
  • Union Army's child organization or unit is recorded as Army of the Cumberland[9].
  • Union Army's child organization or unit is recorded as Army of the James[10].
  • Union Army's child organization or unit is recorded as Army of Virginia[11].
  • Union Army's child organization or unit is recorded as Army of the Potomac[12].
  • Union Army's child organization or unit is recorded as Army of the Gulf[13].
  • Union Army's child organization or unit is recorded as 30th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment[14].
  • Union Army's child organization or unit is recorded as Army of Georgia[15].
  • Union Army's child organization or unit is recorded as Army of the Shenandoah[16].
  • Union Army's child organization or unit is recorded as Army of the Mississippi[17].
  • Union Army's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of the Susquehanna[18].
  • Union Army's Commons category is recorded as Union Army[19].
  • February 28, 1861 marks the founding of Union Army[20].
  • Union Army was dissolved in May 26, 1865[21].
  • Union Army was part of the conflict American Civil War[22].
  • Union Army's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of War[23].
  • Union Army's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Union army[24].
  • Union Army's allegiance is recorded as United States[25].
  • Union Army's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+2128948'}[26].
  • Union Army's commanded by is recorded as Abraham Lincoln[27].

Body

Founding

Union Army's founder is recorded as Abraham Lincoln[5]. February 28, 1861 marks the founding of it[20].

Operations

Union Army's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[6]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of War[23]. Subsidiaries include Army of the Tennessee[7], a field army[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30]; Army of the Ohio[8], a major military unit[31], in United States[32], founded in 1861[33]; Army of the Cumberland[9], a major military unit[34], in United States[35], founded in 1862[36]; Army of the James[10], a major military unit[37], in United States[38], founded in 1864[39]; Army of Virginia[11], a major military unit[40], in United States[41], founded in 1862[42]; and Army of the Potomac[12], a major military unit[43], in United States[44], founded in 1861[45].

Dissolution

Union Army was dissolved in May 26, 1865[21].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Union Army include Columbus Blue Jackets[46], an ice hockey team[47], in United States[48], founded in 2000[49].

Why It Matters

Union Army draws 2,895 Wikipedia views per month (army category, ranking #54 of 254).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for it include Columbus Blue Jackets[46], an ice hockey team[47], in United States[48], founded in 2000[49].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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