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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:affiliation
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
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gptkbp:alumni
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Annual gatherings of veterans
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Appomattox
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 200
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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Regimental structure
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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Historical societies and museums
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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Documented in history books
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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Returned_to_Massachusetts_after_the_war
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gptkbp:descendant
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Veterans organizations
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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
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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:firstMatch
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gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
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gptkbp:hasFunding
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1862
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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Contributed to Union victory
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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gptkb:National_Archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Letters and diaries preserved
Fought_in_major_battles_of_the_Civil_War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Massachusetts 45th Regiment
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gptkbp:legacy
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Commemorated in various memorials
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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18 and older
3 years
Numerous skirmishes and battles
Private to Colonel
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gptkbp:militaryService
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Many became veterans after the war
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gptkbp:motto
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“The_Union_Must_and_Shall_Be_Preserved”
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gptkbp:nickname
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“The_Fighting_45th”
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gptkbp:notable_member
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Major_John_A._Andrew
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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:postWarCareer
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Many members returned home
Participated in parades and memorials
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Massachusetts
Voluntary enlistment
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gptkbp:reform
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1864
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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Army
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 1,000 men
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Massachusetts
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Camp_Meigs
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gptkbp:uniform
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Dark blue
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