Statements (53)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears |
1862-1865
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:Grand_Army_of_the_Republic
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gptkbp:alumni |
held annually after the war
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gptkbp:battle |
Blue
Regimental insignia |
gptkbp:branch |
Infantry
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gptkbp:casualties |
over 200
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gptkbp:commander |
Colonel_William_M._McCarty
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gptkbp:communityInvolvement |
recognized by local governments
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
historical societies and museums
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
featured in historical reenactments
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gptkbp:descendant |
descendants of veterans active in history groups
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gptkbp:disbanded |
1865
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gptkbp:educationalPrograms |
programs_in_schools_about_Civil_War_history
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gptkbp:engagements |
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg Battle of Antietam |
gptkbp:field |
various colonels throughout service
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gptkbp:finaleDate |
Battle of Appomattox Court House
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gptkbp:firstClaim |
gptkb:1st_Brigade,_1st_Division,_V_Corps
Battle of Antietam |
gptkbp:hasFunding |
August 1862
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gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historicalImpact |
influenced post-war military policies
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gptkbp:historicalRecords |
maintained_by_the_Massachusetts_Historical_Society
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
participated_in_key_battles_of_the_Civil_War
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gptkbp:honors |
multiple commendations
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Massachusetts 70th Regiment
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gptkbp:legacy |
contributed to Union victory
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gptkbp:militaryRank |
3 years
18 years and older Medal of Honor recipients various ranks from private to colonel survived members post-war |
gptkbp:motto |
“For the Union”
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gptkbp:nickname |
The Fighting Seventieth
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gptkbp:notable_event |
held on anniversaries of battles
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gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Smith
Major_John_A._Logan |
gptkbp:notableFeature |
books and articles written about the regiment
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:postWarCareer |
community service
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gptkbp:recruitment |
gptkb:Massachusetts
various_towns_in_Massachusetts |
gptkbp:research |
documents available for public access
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gptkbp:services |
served_in_the_American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:size |
approximately 1,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:training |
gptkb:Camp_Meigs
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gptkbp:transportation |
sent_by_train_to_Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:uniform |
Dark blue
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gptkbp:unitAwards |
Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment
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