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.

Aliases (6)

Statements (48)

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 →
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 → United States National Guard →
serviceAlongside	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 (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Union ("Union Volunteers") → Washington Roebling ("Union Army") → William Tecumseh Sherman ("Union Army") →	militaryBranch
George Westinghouse ("Union Army") → Joseph Pulitzer ("Union Army") →	militaryService
Appomattox Court House, Virginia ("Union Army") →	associatedWith
United States militia forces →	distinctFrom
New Mexico Campaign ("U.S. volunteer forces from Missouri") →	hasParticipant
Union Army →	includes
Battle of San Juan Hill ("Rough Riders") →	involvesUnit
Theodore Roosevelt ("1st United States Volunteer Cavalry") →	militaryUnit
Theodore Roosevelt ("The Rough Riders") →	notableWork