18th Massachusetts Infantry

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkb:Army_of_the_James
gptkb:Army_of_Virginia
gptkb:Department_of_the_South
gptkbp:armament Springfield rifles
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkbp:casualties Over 1,000
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_M._Mc_Carty
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:disbandment_date July 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:formation_date August 1861
gptkbp:has_ability 300 men
1,000 men
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Library
gptkbp:historical_impact Contributed to Union victories
gptkbp:historical_significance Fought in major battles of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 18th Massachusetts Infantry
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Volunteer_Infantry
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Civil War memorials in Massachusetts
gptkbp:legacy Memorials in Massachusetts
gptkbp:motto “ We will fight for our country”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_Eighteenth
gptkbp:notable_battle Regimental Flag
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Major_John_A._Andrew
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Smith
gptkb:Sergeant_Major_William_H._Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_John_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Private_George_W._Smith
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Massachusetts
1861-1862
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:retirement_year Veterans' organizations
gptkbp:scholarships Field hospitals
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_history Participated in 30 battles
gptkbp:service_years 1864
Volunteers
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:supply_chain Union supply depots
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_Meigs
gptkbp:transportation Railroads
gptkbp:uniform Blue wool uniforms
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:19th_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5