United States Volunteers

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military formation temporary military unit volunteer military force

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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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
United States Volunteers canonical 11
Union Army 5
1st United States Volunteer Cavalry 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military formation ⓘ
temporary military unit ⓘ
volunteer military force ⓘ
commandLanguage English ⓘ
composedOf citizen soldiers ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
demobilizationAuthority United States government ⓘ
surface form: U.S. federal government
disbandedAfter end of hostilities ⓘ
distinctFrom United States Army ⓘ
surface form: United States Regular 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 government ⓘ
surface form: 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 United States government ⓘ
surface form: U.S. federal government

United States Department of War ⓘ
surface form: War Department
raisedDuring American Civil War ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
Philippine–American War ⓘ
Spanish–American War ⓘ
raisedFor major wars ⓘ
recruitmentArea United States territories ⓘ
surface form: U.S. territories

various U.S. states ⓘ
relatedTo Army Reserve ⓘ
surface form: United States Army Reserve

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

Referenced by (25)

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 → United States Volunteers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Army
Washington Roebling → militaryBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Army
Joseph Pulitzer → militaryService → United States Volunteers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Army
William Tecumseh Sherman → militaryBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Army
Appomattox Court House, Virginia → associatedWith → United States Volunteers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Army
Theodore Roosevelt → notableWork → United States Volunteers ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt → militaryUnit → United States Volunteers ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry
Union → militaryBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Volunteers
Battle of San Juan Hill → involvesUnit → United States Volunteers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rough Riders
New Mexico Campaign → hasParticipant → United States Volunteers ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. volunteer forces from Missouri
Union Army → includes → United States Volunteers ⓘ
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps → serviceBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment → 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 → United States Volunteers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union volunteer forces
16th New York Cavalry Regiment → serviceBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Commander, Military Division of the James → serviceBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
Battle of Caloocan → involves → United States Volunteers ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States volunteer regiments
Kettle Hill → usedBy → United States Volunteers ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States volunteer cavalry units
Battle of Quingua → armedForceInvolved → United States Volunteers ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. volunteer regiments
Union VIII Corps → militaryBranch → United States Volunteers ⓘ
United States Army regulars → distinctFrom → United States Volunteers ⓘ