54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry assault (1863)
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:casualties |
heavy Union casualties
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| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkb:54th_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Robert_Gould_Shaw
gptkb:William_B._Taliaferro gptkb:William_B._Talley |
| gptkbp:date |
July 18, 1863
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| gptkbp:depictedIn |
film 'Glory' (1989)
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry assault (1863)
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Fort_Wagner,_Morris_Island,_South_Carolina
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
first major assault by African American regiment in Civil War
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:First_Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston_Harbor
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| gptkbp:result |
Confederate victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
demonstrated valor of African American soldiers
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Morris_Island,_South_Carolina,_United_States
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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