Massachusetts 26th Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Springfield_rifle
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Appomattox
gptkb:Gettysburg
Petersburg
Wilderness
Antietam
gptkbp:branch Infantry
gptkbp:casualties over 200
gptkbp:commissioningDate September 1861
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioningDate June 1865
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
gptkbp:finalScore approximately 300
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1,000
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:National_Archives
gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkb:Massachusetts_State_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Fought_in_major_Civil_War_battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts 26th Regiment
gptkbp:legacy Memorials_in_Massachusetts
gptkbp:militaryRank 3 years
gptkbp:motto “The_Brave_and_the_Bold”
gptkbp:nickname “The_Fighting_26th”
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Captain_William_H._Smith
Lieutenant_Charles_H._Smith
Major_John_A._Logan
Corporal_Henry_J._Smith
Sergeant_James_O._Smith
gptkbp:notableFeature Colonel_William_M._McCarty
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer Veterans_formed_associations
gptkbp:recruitment volunteer enlistment
primarily_from_Massachusetts
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:serviceBranch Army
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_Meigs
gptkbp:transportation railroad
gptkbp:type Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:uniform Union blue