42nd United States Colored Troops

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Plymouth
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Fort_Harrison
gptkb:Chaffin's_Farm
gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
Deep Bottom
gptkbp:color Blue and gray
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1866
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1866
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Fair_Oaks
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market_Heights
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Gilmer
gptkbp:formation_date 1864
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Monroe
gptkbp:historical_significance One of the first African American regiments to fight in the Civil War.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 42nd United States Colored Troops
gptkbp:motto “ The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Black_42nd
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Private_John_Smith
gptkb:Corporal_William_H._Carney
gptkb:Private_Edward_Smith
gptkb:Private_Henry_Johnson
gptkb:Private_Isaac_Smith
gptkb:Private_James_Smith
gptkb:Private_Joseph_Smith
gptkb:Private_Michael_Smith
gptkb:Private_Oliver_Smith
gptkb:Private_Peter_Smith
gptkb:Private_Quincy_Smith
gptkb:Private_Samuel_Smith
gptkb:Private_Zachary_Smith
gptkb:Sgt._Major_Edward_A._Mc_Cabe
gptkb:Private_George_W._Smith
gptkb:Private_James_H._Harris
gptkb:Private_John_H._Smith
gptkb:Sgt._Major_Christian_Fleetwood
Private Charles Smith
Private David Smith
Private Frank Smith
Private George Smith
Private Henry Smith
Private Nathan Smith
Private Richard Smith
Private Robert Smith
Private Thomas Smith
Private Victor Smith
Private William Smith
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:XIX_Corps
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:1st_Louisiana_Native_Guard
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:battle
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:successor gptkb:24th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
gptkbp:symbol Regimental flag
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit