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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1861-1865
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Cold_Harbor
Chancellorsville
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gptkbp:branch
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Infantry
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 200
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gptkbp:colors
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Blue
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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Brigade
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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September 1861
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gptkbp:communitySupport
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Local fundraising efforts during the war
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Influenced_local_Civil_War_memorials
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1865
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gptkbp:electronic_warfare
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gptkb:Massachusetts_state_flag
Part_of_the_Eastern_Theater_of_the_Civil_War
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
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gptkbp:finaleDate
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June 1865
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gptkbp:finalScore
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approximately 300 men
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gptkbp:firstAwarded
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1,000 men
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gptkbp:hasFacility
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Annual reunions
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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Efforts to preserve battlefields.
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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Maintained_by_Massachusetts_Historical_Society
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gptkbp:historicalResearch
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Subject of various books and articles
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Fought_in_major_Civil_War_battles
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Massachusetts 16th Regiment
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gptkbp:legacy
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Memorials_in_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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3 years
Many soldiers re-enlisted after initial service
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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 16th”
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Colonel_William_M._McDonald
Defended_against_Pickett's_Charge_at_Gettysburg
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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Participated in parades and commemorations
Some members became veterans' advocates
Veterans'_organizations_formed
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Massachusetts
Volunteer_enlistment
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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Army
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 1,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Massachusetts
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gptkbp:supplyChain
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State and federal government
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Camp_Meigs
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gptkbp:transportation
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Railroad to battlefields
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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Regimental crest
Infantry_Regiment
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