Massachusetts 48th Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1862-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Gettysburg
Petersburg
Wilderness
Antietam
gptkbp:branch Infantry
gptkbp:casualties over 200
gptkbp:colors Blue
gptkbp:commandStructure Union_Army_structure
gptkbp:commissioningDate August 1862
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalImpact Represented_Massachusetts_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:electronic_warfare gptkb:Massachusetts_state_flag
Part_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
gptkbp:finaleDate gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox
June 1865
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influenced military tactics
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Fought_in_major_Civil_War_battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts 48th Regiment
gptkbp:legacy Commemoration_in_Massachusetts_history
gptkbp:militaryRank 3 years
Age 18 and older
Participated in multiple campaigns
Post-war service in various capacities
gptkbp:motto “The 48th is the best”
gptkbp:nickname “The_Fighting_48th”
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:John_Smith
gptkb:Robert_Brown
gptkb:Charles_White
gptkb:William_Johnson
James_Doe
gptkbp:notableFeature Colonel_William_M._McCarty
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer Reunion events
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Massachusetts
Voluntary enlistment
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:serviceBranch Army
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_Meigs
gptkbp:uniform Union blue uniform