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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:infantry
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gptkbp:active_years
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1861-1865
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Pennsylvania_Volunteers
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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gptkb:Fredericksburg
gptkb:Antietam
gptkb:Chancellorsville
gptkb:Wilderness
gptkb:Gettysburg
gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:Army
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gptkbp:casualties
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Over 200
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gptkbp:combat_role
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Infantry combat
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Colonel_John_H._Taggart
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:72nd_Pennsylvania_Volunteer_Infantry
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1865
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1865-06-30
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
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gptkbp:famous_landmark
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gptkb:72nd_Pennsylvania_Infantry_Regiment_Memorial
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1861-09-04
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Fought in major battles of the Civil War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
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gptkbp:legacy
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Memorials in Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:military_operations
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Defensive and offensive operations
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gptkbp:military_rank
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Private to Colonel
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The Old 72nd”
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gptkbp:nickname
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“ The 72nd”
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Colonel_John_H._Taggart
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
Voluntary enlistment
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gptkbp:reformed
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1864
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:service_years
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3 years
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gptkbp:size
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Approximately 1,000 men
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:uniform
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Blue wool uniforms
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gptkbp:veterans
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Surviving members after the war
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_72nd_Pennsylvania_Infantry_Monument
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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