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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1862-1865
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Grand_Army_of_the_Republic
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gptkbp:alumni
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Annual reunions after the war
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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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Civil_War_memorials_in_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:commander
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Colonel_William_M._McDonald
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1862-08-20
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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 narratives
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gptkbp:decommissioningDate
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1865-06-08
End_of_the_Civil_War
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gptkbp:descendant
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72nd_Infantry_Regiment,_Massachusetts_National_Guard
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gptkbp:electronic_warfare
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Part_of_the_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Fort Wagner
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:Virginia
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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_the_Massachusetts_Historical_Society
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gptkbp:historicalResearch
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Subject of various historical studies
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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 72nd 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
Medals of Honor awarded to members
Survived members post-war
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gptkbp:motto
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“For the Union”
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gptkbp:navalFleet
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Regimental flag
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gptkbp:nickname
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The_72nd_Regiment_of_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_H._Seward
gptkb:Major_General_Charles_Devens
Colonel_William_M._McDonald
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Massachusetts
volunteers
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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: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:supportRole
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Logistics and supply
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Camp_Meigs
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Volunteer_Infantry
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