Massachusetts 66th 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:Appomattox
gptkb:Gettysburg
Petersburg
Wilderness
Antietam
gptkbp:branch Infantry
gptkbp:casualties 700
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Massachusetts_State_House
gptkb:National_Civil_War_Museum
gptkbp:colors Blue
gptkbp:commander Colonel_William_M._McCarty
gptkbp:commandStructure Regimental Command
gptkbp:commissioningDate September 1862
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioningDate June 1865
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:electronic_warfare gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Appomattox Court House
gptkbp:finalScore 300
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1000
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Fought in major battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts 66th Regiment
gptkbp:legacy Civil War history
gptkbp:militaryRank 3 years
gptkbp:motto “For the Union”
gptkbp:nickname The 66th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_H._Seward
gptkb:Major_General_Charles_Devens
Colonel_William_M._McCarty
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Massachusetts
volunteers
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:serviceBranch Army
gptkbp:size Regiment
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:symbol Regimental Flag
gptkbp:type gptkb:Volunteer_Infantry
gptkbp:unitAwards Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:unitHistory Participated_in_the_Civil_War