NPS Units

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

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

unit_code

title:unit_code
type:string
format:default

unit_name

title:unit_name
type:string
format:default

Unit name.

belligerent

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

title:dbpedia_uri
type:string
format:default

dbpedia uri for additional information about units