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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Cavalry_Regiments
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gptkbp:active_years
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1863-1865
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gptkbp:activities
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gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Virginia_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox
gptkb:Sheridan's_Shenandoah_Valley_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Sailor's_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Sayler's_Creek
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gptkbp:casualties
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Over 200
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gptkbp:command_structure
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gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Sewell
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Sewell
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1865
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1865
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Camp_Meigs
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gptkbp:has_ability
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Approximately 1,000
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Participated in key battles of the Civil War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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8th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment
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gptkbp:involved_units
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1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps
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gptkbp:legacy
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Commemorated in Massachusetts history
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gptkbp:military_branch
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Many served in post-war military
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The Brave and the Bold”
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gptkbp:nickname
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“ The 8th”
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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
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gptkbp:reform
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1864
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:service_years
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gptkb:war
1863
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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:uniform
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Blue and yellow
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