6th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment
GPTKB entity
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_unit
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Massachusetts_Cavalry_Regiments
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| gptkbp:active_years |
1863-1865
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| gptkbp:battle_honors |
gptkb:Maryland
gptkb:Pennsylvania gptkb:Virginia gptkb:West_Virginia |
| gptkbp:color |
Blue and yellow
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Sewell
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:disbanded |
1865
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| gptkbp:engagements |
gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Waynesboro gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market gptkb:Battle_of_Winchester |
| gptkbp:equipment |
Saddle and bridle
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| gptkbp:formed |
1863
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| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:Camp_Meigs
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:historical_event |
Participated in the Battle of Cold Harbor.
Participated in the Appomattox Campaign. Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg. Participated in the Battle of North Anna. Participated in the Siege of Petersburg. Fought in the Battle of the Wilderness. Participated in the Battle of Sailor's Creek. Engaged in the Battle of Five Forks. Engaged in skirmishes throughout the Shenandoah Valley. Engaged in the Battle of Antietam. Engaged in the Battle of Chancellorsville. Engaged in the Battle of Cold Harbor. Engaged in the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House. Engaged in the Battle of Malvern Hill. Engaged in the Battle of Stony Creek. Involved in the Battle of Fort Stevens. Involved in the Battle of Gettysburg. Involved in the Battle of Petersburg. Involved in the Battle of Reams Station. Involved in the Battle of Second Bull Run. Involved in the final assault at Appomattox. Involved in the pursuit of Lee's army. Participated in the Battle of Appomattox. Participated in the Battle of Hatcher's Run. Participated in the Battle of Monocacy. Participated in the Battle of Trevilian Station. Served in the Valley Campaigns. Involved in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
First Massachusetts cavalry regiment to serve in the Civil War.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
6th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment
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| gptkbp:motto |
“ The Brave and the Bold”
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| gptkbp:nickname |
“ The Sixth”
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:military_officer
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| gptkbp:recruitment |
gptkb:Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:reform |
1864
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| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Army_of_the_Shenandoah
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| gptkbp:service_branch |
gptkb:military_unit
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| gptkbp:size |
gptkb:military_unit
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| gptkbp:state |
gptkb:Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:uniform |
Union blue
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