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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1861-1865
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Historical_Society
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Gettysburg
Petersburg
Wilderness
Antietam
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gptkbp:branch
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Infantry
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 200
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gptkbp:colors
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Blue
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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September 1861
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1865
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
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gptkbp:finaleDate
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June 1865
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gptkbp:finalScore
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approximately 300 men
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gptkbp:firstAwarded
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1,000 men
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gptkbp:fossilRecord
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gptkb:National_Archives
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historicalResearch
|
Civil War historians
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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participated_in_key_Civil_War_battles
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Massachusetts 61st Regiment
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gptkbp:legacy
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commemorated in various memorials
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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3 years
many served in post-war military
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gptkbp:motto
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“The_Brave_and_the_Bold”
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gptkbp:nickname
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“The_Fighting_61st”
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Major_William_H._Smith
gptkb:Private_George_W._Smith
Captain_Edward_A._Smith
Lieutenant_Colonel_John_H._Houghton
Sergeant_Major_John_A._Smith
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Colonel_William_M._McCarty
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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reunion events
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gptkbp:recruitment
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1861
Massachusetts_towns
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gptkbp:reform
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1864
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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infantry combat
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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Army
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 1,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Massachusetts
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gptkbp:uniform
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Union blue uniform
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