Massachusetts 58th Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1863-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
gptkbp:alumni Annual gatherings
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Springfield_rifle
gptkbp:branch Infantry
gptkbp:casualties over 300
gptkbp:celebrates Various_monuments_in_Massachusetts
gptkbp:commander Colonel_William_M._McCarty
gptkbp:commissioningDate August 1863
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced local history narratives
gptkbp:defeated Confederate_forces_at_Appomattox
gptkbp:descendant Families of veterans
58th Massachusetts Infantry Association
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Cold Harbor
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:firstMatch April 1865
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Fought_in_the_American_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts 58th Regiment
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_Massachusetts_military_history
gptkbp:militaryRank 3 years
Many served in post-war roles
gptkbp:motto “The_Brave_and_the_Bold”
gptkbp:navalFleet Regimental Flag
gptkbp:nickname “The_Fighting_Fifty-Eighth”
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Captain_William_H._Smith
Lieutenant_George_W._Smith
Major_John_A._Andrew
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:portrayedBy In literature and films
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:research Subject of various historical studies
gptkbp:services Over 200 engagements
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_Meigs
gptkbp:transportation Railroads
gptkbp:uniform Union blue