27th United States Colored Troops

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/27th_United_States_Colored_Troops
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1864-1865
gptkbp:activities gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Chaffin's_Farm
gptkb:Battle_of_Deep_Bottom
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market_Heights
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Gilmer
gptkb:Assault_on_Fort_Harrison
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1866
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1866
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Monroe,_Virginia
gptkbp:historical_significance First African American regiment to fight in Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 27th United States Colored Troops
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials and monuments
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Division
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Freedom
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Black_27th
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Chaffin's_Farm
gptkb:Battle_of_Fair_Oaks
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market_Heights
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Gilmer
gptkbp:organizes 1864
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:battle
Northern states
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:Cultural_impact
gptkb:military_officer
Historical research
Recognition of service
Reintegration into society
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 1864-1865
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Plymouth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5