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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:affiliation
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
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gptkbp:alumni
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Annual gatherings
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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:commander
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Colonel_William_M._McCarty
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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Regimental structure
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1861-09-01
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Influenced local history
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gptkbp:decommissioningDate
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1865-07-01
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gptkbp:descendant
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Veterans organizations
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gptkbp:disbanded
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gptkb:Virginia
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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:equipment
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gptkb:Springfield_rifle
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gptkbp:finalDisposal
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gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
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gptkbp:finalScore
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300 men
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gptkbp:firstAwarded
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1,000 men
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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Contributed to Union victory
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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Statues and plaques
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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gptkb:National_Archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Fought_in_major_Civil_War_battles
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Massachusetts 62nd Regiment
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gptkbp:legacy
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Memorials_in_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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3 years
Private to Colonel
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gptkbp:motto
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“We are the 62nd”
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gptkbp:navalFleet
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62nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Flag
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Fighting 62nd
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Captain_William_H._Smith
Lieutenant_Charles_H._Smith
Major_John_A._Andrew
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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Veteran service organizations
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Massachusetts
Volunteer_enlistment
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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:services
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Participated in over 30 battles
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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:training
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gptkb:Camp_Meigs
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gptkbp:transportation
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Railroad and marching
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gptkbp:uniform
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Union blue
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