30th 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:Department_of_the_South
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Fredericksburg
gptkb:Petersburg
gptkb:Antietam
gptkb:Chancellorsville
gptkb:Gettysburg
gptkbp:casualties Over 200 killed or wounded
gptkbp:color gptkb:Blue
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_M._Mc_Donald
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:descendant Historical societies
Veterans organizations
Military history enthusiasts
Civil War reenactment groups
Genealogical research groups
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
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 September 1861
gptkbp:has_ability 300 men
1,000 men
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historical_significance Fought in major Civil War battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 30th Massachusetts Infantry
gptkbp:legacy Memorials in Massachusetts
gptkbp:motto “ The Union Must and Shall Be Preserved”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_30th
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Captain_William_H._Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Edward_H._Smith
gptkb:Sergeant_John_H._Smith
gptkb:Corporal_James_H._Smith
gptkb:Major_John_A._Mc_Donald
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment Primarily from Massachusetts
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 3 years
gptkbp:size Approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:type gptkb:Volunteer_Infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:19th_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5