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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:19th_Corps
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gptkbp:active_years
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1861-1865
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:Springfield_rifle
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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gptkb:Appomattox
gptkb:Fredericksburg
gptkb:Antietam
gptkb:Wilderness
gptkb:Gettysburg
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
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gptkbp:casualties
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Over 1,000
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:Blue
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gptkbp:combat_role
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Frontline combat.
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gptkbp:command_structure
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Regimental structure
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_Edward_W._Hinks
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:cultural_representation
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Books and films about the Civil War.
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:6th_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
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gptkbp:disbanded
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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July 1865
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
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gptkbp:formation_date
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May 1861
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Camp_Meigs
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gptkbp:has_ability
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300 men
1,000 men
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:Library
Massachusetts Historical Society.
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Influenced future military organizations.
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First regiment to respond to President Lincoln's call for troops.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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6th Massachusetts Infantry
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Statues and plaques in Massachusetts.
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gptkbp:legacy
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Memorials in Massachusetts
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gptkbp:military_branch
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Surviving members formed veterans' associations.
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gptkbp:military_rank
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Private to Colonel.
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gptkbp:motto
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“ Onward to Victory”
“ The Sixth is the Best”
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gptkbp:nickname
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“ The Sixth”
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gptkbp:notable_members
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Major General William F. Smith.
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteers
Volunteer enlistment.
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gptkbp:reform
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1864
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gptkbp:reunion
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Annual reunions after the war.
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:military_unit
Infantry.
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gptkbp:service_years
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3 years
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gptkbp:size
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Massachusetts
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gptkbp:transportation
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gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:uniform
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Union blue uniform
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gptkbp:unit_history
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Participated in major battles of the Eastern Theater.
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