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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1861-1865
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Grand_Army_of_the_Republic
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:Springfield_rifle
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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gptkb:Appomattox
gptkb:Fredericksburg
gptkb:Antietam
gptkb:Wilderness
gptkb:Gettysburg
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gptkbp:casualties
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Over 100 missing
Over 200 killed in action
Over 400 wounded
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gptkbp:command_structure
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Part of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, VI Corps
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_William_M._Mc_Donald
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:descendant
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Many descendants active in historical societies
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1865
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1865
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
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gptkbp:formed
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1861
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Maintained by the Massachusetts Historical Society
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Fought in major battles of the Civil War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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21st Massachusetts Infantry
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Various monuments in Massachusetts
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gptkbp:legacy
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Contributed to the preservation of the Union
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gptkbp:military_branch
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Many served in post-war militias
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The Brave and the Bold”
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Bay_State_Regiment
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Major_John_A._Andrew
gptkb:Lieutenant_Charles_H._Smith
gptkb:Sergeant_John_H._Smith
gptkb:Private_George_W._Smith
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Seward
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:recruitment
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Primarily from Massachusetts
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gptkbp:reunion
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Annual veterans' reunions
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:Combat
Support and logistics
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:service_years
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3 years
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gptkbp:size
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Approximately 1,000 men
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Massachusetts
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gptkbp:transportation
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Railroads
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gptkbp:uniform
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Blue wool uniforms
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:19th_Corps
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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