Massachusetts 5th Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Gettysburg
Petersburg
Wilderness
Antietam
gptkbp:branch Infantry
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Valley_Campaigns_of_1864
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkb:Sheridan's_Shenandoah_Valley_Campaign
Overland Campaign
gptkbp:casualties over 1,000
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Massachusetts_State_House
gptkb:National_Civil_War_Museum
gptkb:Gettysburg_National_Cemetery
gptkb:Petersburg_National_Battlefield
Antietam National Cemetery
gptkbp:colors Blue
gptkbp:commissioningDate May 1861
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
gptkbp:finaleDate June 1865
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts 5th Regiment
gptkbp:legacy Civil War history
gptkbp:militaryRank 3 years
gptkbp:motto “The_Old_Bay_State”
gptkbp:nickname “The Fifth”
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Captain_John_W._McCarty
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Andrew
Major_General_William_F._Smith
Sergeant_Major_William_H._McCarthy
gptkbp:notableFeature Colonel_Edward_W._Hinks
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruitment volunteers
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:serviceBranch Army
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:symbol Regimental Flag
gptkbp:unitAwards Infantry_Regiment