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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1862-1865
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gptkbp:alumni
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held annual reunions after the war
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gptkbp:armament
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Springfield_rifles
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Gettysburg
Petersburg
Wilderness
Antietam
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gptkbp:branch
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Infantry
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 100 missing in action
over 200 killed in action
over 300 wounded
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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part_of_the_1st_Brigade,_1st_Division,_VI_Corps
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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August 1862
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decommissioningDate
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June 1865
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gptkbp:descendant
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many veterans' organizations
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1865
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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:filmography
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gptkb:Eastern_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:finalDisposal
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1865
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gptkbp:hasPerformance
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1862
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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maintained_by_the_Massachusetts_Historical_Society
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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fought_for_the_Union_cause
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Massachusetts 43rd Regiment
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gptkbp:legacy
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honored in memorials
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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3 years
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gptkbp:motto
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“We_Will_Fight”
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Fighting Forty-Third
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Sailor's Creek
Battle of Petersburg Siege
Battle of the Wilderness Campaign
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Colonel_William_M._McCarty
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment
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volunteers
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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infantry combat
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gptkbp:services
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participated in over 30 battles
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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:supports
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gptkb:Massachusetts_44th_Regiment
gptkb:Massachusetts_45th_Regiment
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gptkbp:uniform
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blue wool uniforms
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