Statements (44)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears |
1863-1865
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gptkbp:awards |
Medal of Honor recipients
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gptkbp:branch |
Infantry
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gptkbp:casualties |
over 200
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influenced civil rights movements
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gptkbp:deployedTo |
Returned_to_Massachusetts_after_the_war
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gptkbp:disbanded |
1865
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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
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gptkbp:finalDisposal |
1865
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gptkbp:flag |
gptkb:United_States_flag
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gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:Camp_Meigs
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gptkbp:hasPerformance |
1863
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gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part_of_the_larger_effort_to_recruit_African_Americans_into_the_Union_Army
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Memorials and monuments established
First_African_American_regiment_from_Massachusetts |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Massachusetts 53rd Regiment
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gptkbp:legacy |
Inspiration_for_future_African_American_military_units
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gptkbp:militaryRank |
1863
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gptkbp:motto |
“The_Union_Must_and_Shall_Be_Preserved”
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gptkbp:nickname |
The_Black_Regiment
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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
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:postWarCareer |
Many members continued to serve in the military
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gptkbp:recruitment |
gptkb:African_American_soldiers
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gptkbp:serviceBranch |
Army
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gptkbp:size |
approximately 1,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:state |
gptkb:Massachusetts
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gptkbp:supportRole |
Frontline infantry
Logistics and supply |
gptkbp:training |
gptkb:Camp_Meigs
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gptkbp:type |
Infantry_Regiment
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gptkbp:uniform |
blue trousers and dark blue jackets
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