Massachusetts 25th Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Massachusetts_State_Government
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Gettysburg
Petersburg
Wilderness
Antietam
gptkbp:branch Infantry
gptkbp:casualties over 200
gptkbp:commandStructure part_of_the_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deployedTo mustered out of service
gptkbp:descendant various veteran organizations
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Eastern_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
Colonel_William_M._McCarty
gptkbp:firstMatch 1865
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States_flag
gptkbp:hasPerformance 1861
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil War era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance participated_in_major_battles_of_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts 25th Regiment
gptkbp:legacy commemorated in various memorials
gptkbp:militaryRank 3 years
able-bodied men
age 18 and older
loyalty to the Union
gptkbp:motto “The_Brave_and_the_Bold”
gptkbp:nickname “The_Bay_State_Regiment”
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Captain_William_H._Seward
Major_John_A._Andrew
Corporal_James_O._Brown
Lieutenant_Edward_W._Smith
Sergeant_John_H._Smith
gptkbp:notableFeature Colonel_William_M._McCarty
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer many members became veterans
some members served in other conflicts
some members returned to civilian life
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Massachusetts
volunteers
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:serviceBranch Army
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_Meigs
gptkbp:uniform blue wool