Massachusetts 20th Regiment

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
gptkbp:alumni Annual gatherings post-war
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Gettysburg
Petersburg
Wilderness
Antietam
gptkbp:branch Infantry
gptkbp:casualties 700
gptkbp:celebrates Civil_War_memorials_in_Massachusetts
gptkbp:colors Blue
gptkbp:commandStructure Brigade
gptkbp:commissioningDate September 1861
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioningDate July 1865
gptkbp:deployedTo Returned_to_Massachusetts_after_the_war
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Participated in major battles
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Springfield_rifle
gptkbp:finish 300
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1,000
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston
gptkbp:historicalRecords Maintained_by_the_Massachusetts_Historical_Society
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Fought for the Union
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts 20th Regiment
gptkbp:legacy Memorials_in_Massachusetts
gptkbp:militaryRank 3 years
Survived members after the war
gptkbp:motto “The_Brave_and_the_Bold”
gptkbp:nickname “The_Boston_Regiment”
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Henry_W._H._Houghton
gptkb:George_H._Gordon
John_H._Houghton
Charles_W._H._Houghton
gptkbp:notableFeature Colonel_William_M._McCarty
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
Massachusetts_citizens
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:serviceBranch Army
gptkbp:size Approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_Meigs
gptkbp:transportation Railroads
gptkbp:uniform Union blue uniform