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NPS Units
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:name: nps_units
:path: nps_units.csv
:format: csv

Unit DBPedia URIs were pulled from DBPedia and matched with unit names through a combination of regex merges using fuzzyjoin and manual matching.

Sources: 


Schema
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unit_code    string  unit_code
unit_name    string  unit_name
belligerent  string  belligerent
state        string  state
ordinal      string  ordinal
type         string  type
func         string  func
special      string  special
ethnic       string  ethnic
duplicate    number  duplicate
dbpedia_uri  string  dbpedia_uri
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unit_code
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:title: unit_code
:type: string
:format: default





       
unit_name
---------

:title: unit_name
:type: string
:format: default


Unit name.


       
belligerent
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:title: belligerent
:type: string
:format: default
:constraints:
    :enum: ['US', 'Confederate']
    




       
state
-----

:title: state
:type: string
:format: default
:constraints:
    :minLength: 2
    :maxLength: 2
    :pattern: [A-Z]{2}
    




       
ordinal
-------

:title: ordinal
:type: string
:format: default


Unit number.
For example, for the Massachussets 1st Infantry Regiment, the value of ``ordinal`` is 1.


       
type
----

:title: type
:type: string
:format: default
:constraints:
    :minLength: 1
    :maxLength: 1
    

Unit type: regiment, squadron, battery, company.
See ``nps_unit_categories_type`` for descriptions of the categories in this column..


       
func
----

:title: func
:type: string
:format: default


Unit function. Examples include: "Artillery", "Cavalry", "Infantry".


       
special
-------

:title: special
:type: string
:format: default
:constraints:
    :minLength: 1
    :maxLength: 1
    

Additional category of the unit for special units. Examples include: "Veteran (Non Volunteer)", "State Militia", "Mounted", "Heavy Artillery", "Home Guard".
See ``nps_unit_categories_special`` for descriptions of the categories in this column.


       
ethnic
------

:title: ethnic
:type: string
:format: default
:constraints:
    :minLength: 1
    :maxLength: 1
    

Ethnic type of the unit, if any. The only two ethnic types are colored ("C") and Native American ("I").
See ``nps_unit_categories_ethnic`` for descriptions of the categories in this column.


       
duplicate
---------

:title: duplicate
:type: number
:format: default


Number to disambiguate units if there are multiple units with the same unit code.


       
dbpedia_uri
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:title: dbpedia_uri
:type: string
:format: default


dbpedia uri for additional information about units