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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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Massachusetts_6th_Regiment
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:Springfield_rifle
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Appomattox
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:celebrates
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Various_memorials_in_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:colors
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Blue
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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Regimental structure
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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August 1862
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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Mustered out in 1865
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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:headquarters
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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Maintained_by_Massachusetts_Historical_Society
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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 71st Regiment
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gptkbp:legacy
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Contributed to Union victory
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gptkbp:members
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Active in Civil War reenactments
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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3 years
Voluntary enlistment
Many became prominent citizens
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gptkbp:motto
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“The_Union_Must_and_Shall_Be_Preserved”
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gptkbp:nickname
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The 71st Massachusetts
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Mobile Bay
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Franklin
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Fort Wagner
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Sewell
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment
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primarily_from_Boston
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gptkbp:reform
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1864
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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:symbol
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Regimental Flag
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Camp_Meigs
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gptkbp:transportation
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Railroads
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gptkbp:uniform
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gptkb:Standard_Union_Army_uniform
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