3rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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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_Virginia
gptkb:Department_of_the_South
gptkbp:casualties Over 200
gptkbp:color gptkb:Blue
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_M._Mc_Carty
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1865-06-08
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:formation_date 1861-05-13
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Camp_Meigs
gptkbp:has_ability gptkb:television_series
gptkb:300
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historical_significance First regiment to respond to President Lincoln's call for troops.
Contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War.
Participated in the Battle of Fort Fisher.
Engaged in the Battle of Five Forks.
Engaged in the Battle of Olustee.
Engaged in the Battle of the Wilderness.
Fought in the Battle of Honey Hill.
Fought in the Siege of Petersburg.
Involved in the Appomattox Campaign.
Involved in the Battle of Sailor's Creek.
Participated in the Battle of Fort Wagner.
Participated in the capture of Richmond.
Served in the United States Colored Troops.
Participated in the Battle of Appomattox Court House.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 3rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:motto “ We are ready”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_Third
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Colonel_Edward_W._Hinks
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkb:Major_General_Charles_Devens
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_history Participated in 40 battles
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:symbol Regimental Flag
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_3rd_Massachusetts_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7