Confederate infantry

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infantry military unit type

Confederate infantry were the foot soldiers of the Confederate States during the American Civil War, forming the bulk of its combat forces in major battles across the conflict.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Confederate States Army infantry 1
Confederate infantry canonical 1
Georgia infantry regiments 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf infantry ⓘ
military unit type ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1865 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1861 ⓘ
commandLanguage English ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country Confederate States of America ⓘ
disbandedAfter Confederate surrender in 1865 ⓘ
engagedIn major battles of the American Civil War ⓘ
facedChallenges logistical difficulties ⓘ
shortages of equipment ⓘ
supply shortages ⓘ
formedTheBulkOf Confederate States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: Confederate combat forces
militaryBranch Confederate States Army ⓘ
surface form: Confederate Army ground forces
notableEngagement Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Chickamauga ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Shiloh ⓘ
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ⓘ
First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
opposedBy Union infantry ⓘ
organizedInto brigades ⓘ
corps ⓘ
divisions ⓘ
regiments ⓘ
partOf Confederate States Army ⓘ
primaryFunction defensive operations ⓘ
frontline combat ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ
recruitmentBase Southern states ⓘ
border states with Confederate sympathies ⓘ
role foot soldiers ⓘ
standardCaliber .577 caliber ⓘ
.58 caliber ⓘ
usedAmmunition Minié ball ⓘ
usedTactics bayonet charges ⓘ
line infantry tactics ⓘ
skirmish tactics ⓘ
usedWeapon bayonet ⓘ
pistol ⓘ
rifle ⓘ
rifled musket ⓘ
smoothbore musket ⓘ
woreHeadgear kepi ⓘ
slouch hat ⓘ
woreUniformColor butternut ⓘ
gray ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Confederate States Army → hasPart → Confederate infantry ⓘ
First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia → branch → Confederate infantry ⓘ
this entity surface form: Confederate States Army infantry
Cobb's Brigade (Confederate) → composedOf → Confederate infantry ⓘ
this entity surface form: Georgia infantry regiments