16th United States Colored Troops

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:United_States_Civil_War
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Appomattox
gptkb:Fort_Harrison
gptkb:Chaffin's_Farm
gptkb:Petersburg
gptkb:Richmond
gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Fort_Wagner
gptkb:New_Market_Heights
Fair Oaks
Darbytown Road
Deep Bottom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Sewell
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_impact Representation in media
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1866
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Chaffin's_Farm
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market_Heights
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Gilmer
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Springfield_rifle
gptkbp:formation_date 1863
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:Fort_Monroe
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War era
gptkbp:historical_significance First African American regiment to fight in the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 16th United States Colored Troops
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Black_History_Month
gptkb:African_American_Civil_War_Memorial
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:military_branch African American veterans
gptkbp:motto “ We are the 16th”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Black_16th
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:battle
gptkbp:reform Post-Civil War
gptkbp:released Mustered out
gptkbp:role gptkb:Combat
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 1863-1865
1863-1866
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_States_Army_Reserve
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_William_Penn
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:uniform Union Army uniform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Plymouth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5