Colonel Thomas W. Higginson

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2nd_United_States_Colored_Troops
gptkbp:advocates_for Women's rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkbp:birth_date 1823-12-22
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:children Thomas W. Higginson Jr.
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:The_Atlantic_Monthly
American literature
gptkbp:death_date 1911-05-09
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:historical_significance First African American regiment in the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel Thomas W. Higginson
gptkbp:influenced Literary movements
Civil rights leaders
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
gptkbp:is_active_in Literary circles
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
Cultural movements
gptkbp:is_known_for Progressive views
gptkbp:is_part_of Transcendentalism
gptkbp:is_recognized_for Civil rights advocacy
gptkbp:known_for Advocacy for African American soldiers
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:notable_work Army Life in a Black Regiment
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Author
gptkbp:participated_in Anti-slavery movement
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Newport,_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:The_New_England_Magazine
gptkbp:research_interest Social reform
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
Commander of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers
gptkbp:service_years 1862-1864
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_E._Higginson
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:musician
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkb:book_series
gptkb:Piano_Sonata
gptkb:literary_work
gptkb:poet
gptkb:charity
Social commentator
Advocate for education
Civic leader
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:battle
Civil War experiences