Massachusetts 69th Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Appomattox
gptkb:Fredericksburg
gptkb:Gettysburg
Petersburg
Antietam
Chancellorsville
gptkbp:branch Infantry
gptkbp:celebrates 69th_Regiment_Memorial_in_New_York_City
Irish_Brigade_Memorial_at_Gettysburg
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:descendant 69th_Infantry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)
69th_Infantry_Regiment_(New_York)
69th_Regiment_of_Foot_(British_Army)
69th_Regiment_of_Foot_(Royal_Irish)
69th_Regiment_of_Foot_(Royal_Scots)
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Cold Harbor
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to Union victory
fought_in_major_Civil_War_battles
part_of_the_Irish_Brigade
symbol_of_Irish-American_patriotism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts 69th Regiment
gptkbp:motto “The_Brave_and_the_Bold”
gptkbp:nickname “The_Irish_Brigade”
gptkbp:notableFeature Colonel_William_M._McCarty
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruitment Irish_immigrants
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:uniform green sash
feathered_hat