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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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held annually after the war
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Fort_Wagner
gptkb:Cold_Harbor
Chancellorsville
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gptkbp:branch
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Infantry
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gptkbp:celebrates
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various_monuments_in_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decommissioningDate
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end_of_Civil_War
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gptkbp:descendant
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descendants of soldiers
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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:finalScore
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approximately 300 soldiers at disbandment
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gptkbp:firstAwarded
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1,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:firstGeneration
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Colonel_William_M._McCarty
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gptkbp:firstMatch
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gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Sewell
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gptkbp:flag
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gptkb:United_States_flag
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Massachusetts
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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_Massachusetts_Historical_Society
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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participated_in_major_Civil_War_battles
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Massachusetts 47th Regiment
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gptkbp:legacy
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recognized for bravery and service
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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3 years
age 18 and older
many served in post-war military
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gptkbp:motto
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“The 47th is the best”
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gptkbp:nickname
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“The_Fighting_47th”
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Edward_H._Smith
gptkb:Henry_W._Houghton
gptkb:John_A._Andrew
gptkb:Joseph_H._Smith
gptkb:Henry_C._Smith
gptkb:Charles_W._Smith
gptkb:William_H._Sewell
gptkb:William_M._McCarty
gptkb:George_H._Gordon
James H. McGowan
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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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gptkb:Boston
1862
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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Army
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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:training
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gptkb:Camp_Meigs
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gptkbp:uniform
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blue wool
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