Massachusetts 53rd Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1863-1865
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor recipients
gptkbp:branch Infantry
gptkbp:casualties over 200
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced civil rights movements
gptkbp:deployedTo Returned_to_Massachusetts_after_the_war
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_James_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Olustee
Battle of Fort Wagner
Battle of Honey Hill
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1865
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States_flag
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Camp_Meigs
gptkbp:hasPerformance 1863
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_effort_to_recruit_African_Americans_into_the_Union_Army
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Memorials and monuments established
First_African_American_regiment_from_Massachusetts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts 53rd Regiment
gptkbp:legacy Inspiration_for_future_African_American_military_units
gptkbp:militaryRank 1863
gptkbp:motto “The_Union_Must_and_Shall_Be_Preserved”
gptkbp:nickname The_Black_Regiment
gptkbp:notable_member Capt._Thomas_J._McCarthy
Lt._Charles_H._Smith
Sgt._Major_Edward_H._Smith
Sgt._Major_William_H._Carney
Sgt._William_H._Carney
gptkbp:notableFeature Colonel_William_M._McCarty
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer Many members continued to serve in the military
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:African_American_soldiers
gptkbp:serviceBranch Army
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:supportRole Frontline infantry
Logistics and supply
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_Meigs
gptkbp:type Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:uniform blue trousers and dark blue jackets