1st Massachusetts Infantry

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Nathaniel_P._Banks
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Grand_Army_of_the_Republic
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:war
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Wilderness_Campaign
gptkb:Chancellorsville
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Peninsula_Campaign
gptkbp:casualties Over 200
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_M._Mc_Donald
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:descendant Veterans organizations
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Bull_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Springfield_rifle
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Camp_Meigs
gptkbp:has_ability gptkb:television_series
gptkb:300
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Library
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced future military organizations.
gptkbp:historical_significance First regiment to respond to President Lincoln's call for troops.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Massachusetts Infantry
gptkbp:legacy Memorials in Massachusetts
gptkbp:motto “ The First to Fight”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Fighting First”
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Captain_George_H._Ward
gptkb:Captain_John_H._Mc_Donald
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_W._Kimball
gptkb:Lieutenant_William_H._Smith
gptkb:Sergeant_Major_John_H._Mc_Donald
gptkb:Private_John_Smith
gptkb:Major_William_H._Smith
gptkb:Major_General_Charles_Devens
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkb:Brigadier_General_Edward_W._Hinks
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:reunion Annual reunions after the war.
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 3 years
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:uniform Blue wool uniforms